Two NYPD officers killed in Bed-Stuy murder suicide
Gunman ran to local subway station, fatally shot self. Bratton says pair were "quite simply assassinated"
An armed man walked up to two New York Police Department officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon, shooting both of them fatally before running into a nearby subway station and committing suicide, police said.
The shooting took place in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Both officers were rushed to Woodhull hospital, where one was pronounced dead, police said. The second officer was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to a senior city official and a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the shooting. They were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Authorities say the suspect fatally shot himself inside the station. His motive wasn’t immediately clear.