A suspect is under arrest after an off-duty NYPD officer was shot and critically wounded during an attempted robbery in Brooklyn.
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn --
He was taken into custody with the wounded officer's handcuffs and was taken to the 75th Precinct and charged with attempted murder of the officer. Detectives had been watching multiple locations but ended up catching him at the hotel. They also searched the suspected getaway car, a dark-colored BMW with tinted windows, which was recovered ditched in Manhattan.
After the off-duty officer was shot, his brother-in-law picked up his gun and continued firing. The brother-in-law was not struck by gunfire.Officials say the off-duty officer is in critical condition at Brookdale Hospital. He has been with the force since 2017, serving the 66th precinct in Borough Park.
One clue in the case, according to sources, came from the dashboard camera of the officer's brother-in-law, which helped identify the suspect's getaway car. The BMW was found in Harlem, not far from the suspect's girlfriend's home. But he wasn't there.
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