An NYPD officer and innocent bystander were also shot at the chaos unfolded
Phil Taitt has the latest on the suspect killed in a shootout with police in Jamaica , Queens on Tuesday.NYPD officers shot and killed 57-year-old Gary Worthy , who has a lengthy criminal past, and amid the chaos, an officer and an innocent bystander were also shot.
It all started when authorities say Worthy held up two stores - the Village Market and Grill at 164-01 Hillside Avenue and then a smoke shop at 92-18 Guy R Brewer Boulevard -- firing a single shot with an illegal firearm during each of the robberies. His last arrest was last Wednesday for possession of felony narcotics and resisting arrest. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance.
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