The mother of an NYPD officer was killed when she answered a knock at her door and was shot in the head allegedly by a 41-year-old man, who drove to a police station and turned himself in, authorities say.
is under investigation, but NYPD officials said it apparently is not connected to the work of Torres' son as a police officer.The ambush shooting unfolded around 2:30 p.m. in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens when Torres answered a knock at her front door and was shot, authorities said. The gunman fired two or three shots and fled, police said.
"The male exited the vehicle, pulled out a firearm and placed it on the sidewalk," O'Sullivan said at a news conference Wednesday night."There were two officers in front of the precinct for station-house security. The officers successfully handcuffed the individual and removed the firearm away from the subject."The suspect was charged with second degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
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