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Police shooting: NYPD officers identified after 1 killed, another critically injured in shooting after domestic call in Harlem

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HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — Two NYPD officers who were shot when they responded to a domestic dispute were identified overnight.

The NYPD said 22-year-old Jason Rivera died while 27-year-old Wilbert Mora is in critical condition at Harlem Hospital.

This is a breaking news update, previous story below.

Two police officers responding to a domestic violence call of a mother and son fighting were shot, one fatally, in a first floor Harlem apartment.

The mother called police for help and met them in the front of the apartment at 119 West 135 Street at around 6:30 p.m.

When they went to a rear room to talk to the man, shots suddenly rang out, striking them both.

The 47-year-old suspect, believed to be the son, was then shot by another officer. He was later identified as Lashawn McNeil and was said to be in critical condition.

The officers were taken to Harlem Hospital in police cruisers. A 22-year-old officer was pronounced dead and the other is in surgery.

“I am struggling to find the words to express what we are enduring, we’re mourning and we’re angry,” said NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. “The pain their families are experiencing is not something anyone can put into words. The three officers who arrived at that scene were doing their jobs.”

WATCH | Commissioner Sewell: ‘Our department is hurting, our city is hurting’

“It is our city against the killers, this was just not an attack on three brave officers, this was an attack on the city of New York – it is an attack on the children and families of this city,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

One of the officers is a rookie and joined the department in 2020. The other joined in 2018.

Officers had previously responded to the apartment for a domestic violence call in August.

McNeil has one prior arrest in New York City for narcotics in 2003 and four arrests outside of NYC, including unlawful possession of a weapon and assaulting a police officer.

During an emotional press briefing, Adams spoke directly to the officers of the NYPD as they mourn one of their own.

“I have to ask you, no matter how painful this moment is, please do not give up on the people in this city,” Adams said.

WATCH | Mayor Eric Adams on police shooting: An attack on NYC

Police said the weapon used to shoot the officers was stolen from Baltimore in 2017.

Adams and PBA President Patrick Lynch made passionate pleas on the importance of getting guns off the streets.

“Stop babies from being shot, stop the violence, the guns coming in — help us take them off the belt so they’re never shot again,” Lynch said.

WATCH | PBA President Pat Lynch: It’s time the city cries with us

Gov. Kathy Hochul released the following statement on Twitter, offering her condolences to the officer’s family:

“I am horrified by tonight’s tragedy in Harlem. My thoughts are with the family who answered the phone to receive the news they’ve always dreaded: that their loved one, who had sworn to protect and serve New Yorkers by joining @NYPDnews will not be coming home. I am praying for the recovery of his partner, the officer who is fighting for his life, and for his family. I know that all of New York is standing with these officers and their families. We must urgently confront the plague of gun violence in our state. Too many lives are being lost, and too many New Yorkers are living in fear. This is a crisis. That’s why earlier today, I extended an Executive Order declaring a gun violence State of Emergency. In the Executive Budget I released earlier this week, I put forward a plan to triple resources for our gun interdiction efforts, to stop the flow of illegal guns into our state, and also triple resources for violence interrupter programs to address the root causes of violence. I refuse to allow our cities to be gripped with fear. New Yorkers deserve action from their elected officials – and they will get it. I’ve pledged my full support to @NYCMayor and look forward to working with him and other leaders to continue to take meaningful actions to make New Yorkers safer.”

WATCH | Witnesses describe deadly police shooting in Harlem

There have been a total of four police officers and three suspects shot within the last 72 hours.

One officer was shot in the Bronx and one in Staten Island. Both of those earlier shootings were non-life-threatening.

WATCH | 5 NYPD officers have been shot since the start of 2022

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Police shot in Harlem: NYPD officer killed, another wounded in a shooting when responding to domestic incident in Harlem

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They are the fourth and fifth New York Police Department officers to be shot in the city this month, according to officials.

Police identified the slain officer as Jason Rivera.

“We mourn the loss of a hero officer — a son, husband, and friend. Only 22 years old, Police Officer Jason Rivera was murdered in the line of duty,” the NYPD said in a tweet.

The incident unfolded as officers were responding to a domestic call at 6:15 p.m. in Harlem, officials said. A woman called 911 and reported she was having a dispute with one of her sons inside her apartment, said NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig.

Shortly after, three NYPD officers arrived at the apartment and met the mother and another son. They both directed two of the officers to a room in the back of the apartment, where her other son — the suspect– was waiting, Essig said.

“The door swings open and numerous shots are fired, striking both officers — one fatally and one is here at Harlem Hospital in critical condition,” Essig said.

The third officer shot the suspect, identified as Lashawn McNeil, in the arm and head when he tried to escape, police said. McNeil, 47, is in critical condition at the hospital, officials said.

Earlier, a law enforcement source told CNN that a civilian believed to be involved in the incident had died, but that was not the case.

Mayor says it’s an attack on the city

Mayor Eric Adams, who was at Harlem Hospital where the officers were taken, described the shootings as an attack against the children and families of the city.

“It is our city against the killers,” said Adams, who has been in office for less than a month. “We are going to need everyone on the same page to accomplish this task,” he said.

“Let me be clear, there are no gun manufacturers in New York City. We don’t make guns here. How are we removing thousands of guns off the street and they still find a way into New York City in the hands of people who are killers?” he said.

When Adams, a former police captain, was inaugurated on January 1, he emphasized he would not let New York become “a city of disorder.”

However, his tenure has been marked by a series of high-visibility incidents that have spotlighted the complex challenge of crime in the city.

Though not near the rate of the early 1990s, it has been on the rise in recent months. In November — the most recent month for which the city has released data — the crime rate increased by 21.3% from the same period last year, according to the NYPD.

During the Democratic primary campaign, public safety became a top issue among candidates, and Adams argued he was uniquely qualified to confront it, given his service of more than 20 years with the NYPD.

“Mission one is to deal with the gun violence in our city,” he said at his inauguration. “You don’t start bringing in the new year with bringing in violence; it’s unacceptable.”

In addition to the police shootings, the mayor has had to confront other violent attacks this month.

They have included a seriously injured 11-month-old, who was shot in the face when caught in the crossfire on Wednesday in the Bronx, and the death of a 40-year-old woman who was pushed in front of an oncoming subway train on January 15 at the Times Square station.

Police said the subway incident was a random attack. The suspect was charged with second-degree murder after he turned himself in to police less than an hour later.

Gun used in shooting was stolen in 2017

One of Adams’ key hires was Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who was previously the Chief of Detectives in Nassau County, Long Island.
On Friday night, she said the Harlem tragedy was “beyond comprehension.”

Sewell added: “Please pray for our officer that lies in his hospital bed fighting for his life. And every single day appreciate the valor and sacrifice of the men and women of the NYPD.”

The firearm used in the shooting was a Glock 45 with a high-capacity magazine that holds up to 40 additional rounds, police said. It was stolen from Baltimore in 2017, and the NYPD said it is working with the Joint Firearms Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to further trace the gun.

“We have four times this month rushed to the scene of NYPD officers shot by violent criminals in possession of deadly, illegal guns,” Sewell said.

Adams called for assistance from national leaders.

“We need Washington to join us and act now to stop the flow of guns in New York City and cities like New York,” the mayor said. “We’re all witnesses.”

Attorney General Merrick Garland offered condolences to Sewell and told her that the Justice Department and FBI were ready to assist, according to a tweet. The FBI was already in touch with their counterparts at the NYPD, he added.

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a statement in response to the shooting, saying the entire state is mourning.
“As we await the facts, my office may assert jurisdiction in this matter. We pray for the safety of our police and our communities,” James said.

CNN’s Shimon Prokupecz and Rob Frehse contributed to this report.



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2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Killed in Shooting in Harlem, Officials Say

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Two New York City police officers were killed in a shooting in Harlem on Friday, officials said. They were the third and fourth officers to be shot in the line of duty this week, according to the Police Department.

The police did not immediately provide information about what had precipitated the shooting of the officers, who were taken to Harlem Hospital. One suspect was also shot, officials said. Information on the person’s condition was not immediately available.

The shooting happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street. Within an hour, dozens of officers were in the area, which was sealed off by yellow caution tape and a half-dozen patrol cars.

Mayor Eric Adams — who had been in the Bronx earlier attending a vigil for an 11-month-old girl who was hit in the face by a stray bullet on Wednesday night — was headed to the hospital, a spokesman said.

Late Tuesday, another officer was shot in the leg as he scuffled with a teenage suspect during a confrontation in the Bronx. Early Thursday, a detective was shot in the leg when a man fired through a door during a search for drugs at a Staten Island home, officials said.

The last New York City officer to be fatally shot was Brian Mulkeen, who was killed by so-called friendly fire in September 2019 while he struggled with an armed man in the Bronx.

In October 2015, Officer Randolph Holder was fatally shot by a suspect he was chasing in East Harlem. The previous December, two officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, were killed while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn. The gunman shot them at point-blank range after traveling to New York from Baltimore intent on killing officers.

This is a developing story.

Lola Fadulu, Troy Closson and Ali Watkins reporting.



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Burger King murder suspect Winston Glynn held behind bars, calls judge ‘liar’ in court

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The man charged with the “cold-blooded” murder of a 19-year-old Burger King employee blew up in court, repeatedly screaming “Liar!” at the judge during his arraignment Friday night.

Winston Glynn, 30, was ordered held without bail on charges of first-degree murder and robbery in the Jan. 9 killing of Kristal Bayron-Nieves, who was shot dead during her shift at the fast-food joint on East 116th Street and Lexington Avenue.

The alleged gunman had multiple outbursts during his first appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court, yelling at Judge Jay Weiner while being escorted out of the courtroom, as his Legal Aid attorney apologized.

“Liar! You didn’t see the judge liar?” the suspect ranted.

The brief hearing was attended by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who did not comment.

Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran requested that Glynn be remanded into custody, citing the seriousness of the charges, the fact that he does not have a “stable address,” and his connections to Florida and Jamaica.

“He intentionally killed a 19-year-old Burger King employee in a premeditated gunpoint robbery… He also pistol whipped two others, who were present – including a 60-year-old female manager,” Yoran said.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg attended the arraignment.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg didn’t offer a comment when he left the courtroom.
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Glynn’s next court date was set for Jan. 19.

He was busted earlier Friday at an address in Brooklyn, “where detectives recovered items of clothing worn by the killer he tried to dispose of,” Yoran said.

Police said they tracked him down by reviewing “extensive” video footage that captured him carrying a distinctive backpack and white earbuds.

Investigators were also able to trace Glynn to a Manhattan store where he used an EBT card for a purchase prior to the slaying, police officials said.

Glynn — a Jamaica national whose address is listed as a Days Inn in Queens that also serves as a homeless shelter — once worked at the same Burger King, though investigators do not believe that he targeted Bayron-Nieves in the early Sunday-morning stickup.

Winston Glynn was ordered held without bail following multiple outbursts directed at Judge Jay Weiner.
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The teen was working as a cashier at the restaurant at around 1 a.m. when a masked and armed robber walked in and pistol-whipped a male customer before punching a female manager in the face, cops said.

“Give me the cash!” he shouted while pointing a gun at Bayron-Nieves, according to a police source, who said the teen had trouble opening the register drawer.

When she got it open, she handed the robber the cash. She was crouching behind a second register when she was shot, police officials said.

The teen — who had started the job only three weeks earlier — was taken to Metropolitan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, cops said.

The killer got away with just $100, the victim’s family said

Earlier Friday, Glynn yelled at a crowd of angry onlookers as cops marched him out of 25th Precinct stationhouse to take him to court.

“Where’s our reparations for four hundred years of f–king slavery!” the suspect yelled. 

“F–k you all!” he yelled, according to a video taken at the scene by a Post photographer. 

Mayor Eric Adams attended a news conference announcing the suspect’s capture, saying he felt compelled to speak about the “cold-blooded killer.”

“When I visited her [Bayron-Nieves’s] mother, just sort of the pain of the face, how much this tore her apart. We don’t see those cries, you don’t see the pain often,” the Democrat said.

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Burger King murder: Distinctive belt led cops to person of interest in killing of 19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves in East Harlem

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EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — A person of interest is being questioned in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old cashier at a Burger King in East Harlem.

The unidentified 30-year-old man was picked up by detectives in Brooklyn on Thursday. No charges have been filed.

The family of 19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves was told of the possible break in the case.

Police released a security camera video showing the suspect:

A distinctive belt and an EBT card led detectives to the man they believe fatally shot the 19-year-old Burger King cashier.

The man is believed to have actually worked at the same Burger King at some point in the past, although it is not believed he knew his victim.

Although most of his wardrobe at the time of the killing was non-descript, he was spotted wearing a distinctive “Guess” belt by detectives during an extensive canvass of surveillance video.

Detectives were able to match the belt to one he was wearing on a picture he posted on Instagram.

The man was also linked by an EBT card he used after the fatal shooting.

He is believed to have fled the scene on a number 6 subway train, taking it from 116th St to 110th Street.

He walked into a bodega off 110th Street, and instead of using the proceeds from the robbery, bought a fruit drink using his EBT card.

Detectives got his name from the card, and tracked him to a Days Inn near Kennedy Airport in Queens, which is currently being used as a shelter.

He was not caught there, instead nabbed while visiting a girlfriend Thursday on Patchen Avenue in Brooklyn.

Detectives are still looking for the .9 millimeter handgun used in the shooting.

He allegedly pistol-whipped the manager with the gun and also took the managers phone.

He then apparently shot the female cashier as she struggled to get the register open.

He has seven prior arrests in New York City.

Sunday’s cold-blooded killing of a young person working a dangerous overnight shift to save money shocked many in the city.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams brought up the case Thursday while talking about unacceptable levels of crime.

“The 19-year-old baby that was shot, we have to catch that guy,” said Adams. “And I refuse to apologize for people who are violent in our city. Those crimes, we are zeroing in on. And we are going to make sure they are taken off our street like the district attorney did with that gang takedown.”

Adams, who previously said the murder was particularly senseless because the victim gave the suspect the $100 that was in the cash register, and he shot her anyway, once again expressed his outrage at the killing on Friday morning.

“I am so focused on stopping 19-year-old girls from being shot in Burger King,” he said at an unrelated event in Queens.

The mayor said he has not received an update on the person of interest being questioned.

Bayron-Nieves had moved to New York from Puerto Rico with her mom, her 14-year-old brother and the family cat two years ago.

ALSO READ | Reward in killing of Burger King employee during robbery grows to $20,000

Family members are raising money to return her body there for burial. Family members are raising money to return her body there for burial.

A GoFundMe campaign had raised $24,000 as of Friday morning.

Her wake will be held next Tuesday.

Meantime, the reward posted in connection with the case stands at least $20,000.

Community activists gathered outside the Burger King Tuesday night where Bayron-Nieves was shot.

As Jim Dolan reported, they called for an end to the violence and their pleas were loud and filled with pain and grief.

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