The officer has a fractured skull and was recovering at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital, according to police officials.
The officer is a seven-year veteran of the force who had worked eight hours at a New Year’s Eve event in Central Park until 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sewell said.
While the officer slept reclined in the driver’s seat, “the bullet comes through and hits him in the head from the rear passenger window,” said Chief of Detectives James Essig at the press conference. The officer walked into the precinct house where an on-duty sergeant who was outside of the building “observed blood coming from the officer’s head,” Sewell said. The officer was taken to New York-Presbyterian for surgery where doctors removed bullet fragments from his wound.
“This is also an example of how our department is facing the challenges of COVID-19. Our courageous officers are relentlessly doing everything they can to make sure that cops are on the street and here for New Yorkers, including taking a short rest in their cars between tours when their days off are canceled,” she said.
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