The suspect, identified as 57-year-old Gary Worthy, of Queens, has 17 prior arrests, including murder, robbery, burglary and narcotics possession.
A violent robbery spree in Queens ended in a deadly confrontation on Tuesday evening, leaving an NYPD officer wounded, a suspect dead and a bystander injured, police said.According to police, the suspect, identified as 57-year-old Gary Worthy, of Queens , has 17 prior arrests, including murder, robbery, burglary and narcotics possession. He was last arrested six days ago for possession of felony narcotics and resisting arrest, police said. He was released.
About an hour later, officers were flagged down by a witness who pointed out the suspect near Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street, saying he had just robbed a smoke shop nearby.Two officers approached the suspect and asked him to stop. The suspect did not comply and fled, heading east on Jamaica Avenue while producing a firearm. Officers reportedly ordered him to drop the gun, which the suspect did not do.Police say the suspect then fired a shot, striking one of the officers in his thigh.
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