MANHATTANVILLE, Manhattan (WABC) — An off-duty NYPD officer was injured after being shot in the foot in Manhattanville.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on 3250 Broadway near 126th Street at the Manhattanville Houses community center.
The off-duty officer was attending a vigil for a highly respected community member who passed away. The officer was in the lobby, and he saw two people firing a gun.
As the off-duty officer was standing there, he started to feel pain in his left foot, and realized he had been shot, according to officials.
The officer was taken to Mt. Sinai Morningside in stable condition, and doctors say he will make a full recovery.
Police are looking for the suspects who fled the scene, and are reviewing surveillance video.
This officer is the 7th NYPD officer to be shot so far in 2022.
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Nine police officers in Tennessee opened fire on a 37-year-old man on Thursday afternoon after a confrontation on an interstate highway in Nashville. The man, who police said had been sitting on a guardrail on the busy roadway, died.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the victim late Thursday as Landon Eastep. Nashville court records indicate Eastep had an outstanding charge of domestic assault with bodily injury. His next court date was scheduled for April.
Samantha McGill-Barge, Eastep’s sister-in-law, told The Daily Beast she was baffled that he was on the highway Thursday.
“I wasn’t aware there was anything wrong,” she said. She added that Eastep’s widow was in contact with a lawyer but had no plans to take legal action. The two had dated for nearly four years and been married just shy of a year, McGill-Barge said.
“He loved my sister and my kids very much and, to my knowledge, was a good guy. It’s a very unfortunate situation. I’m in shock. I was at home with my kids when I found out,” she said.
McGill-Barge wrote in a fundraiser for Eastep and his wife that he had been “murdered by several officers.”
“This man had only a box cutter and had already shown it to officers before they killed him in cold blood,” she said. “He was shot for no good reason at all and he did not deserve to die. He has left behind his wife, and she has no means to financially care for herself during grieving, bury Landon, or even provide any services for her husband.”
In a video filmed by a bystander and posted to Twitter by news outlet WSMV, Eastep can be seen standing still in the right lane of the highway as almost a dozen Tennessee Highway Patrolmen and Nashville Police look on, guns drawn. The entire highway is blocked on both sides. Eastep raises his arms towards police, and the video pauses. Multiple gunshots can then be heard.
In a press briefing, Nashville Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron said a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer was traveling along the interstate on Thursday afternoon when he noticed Eastep sitting on the guardrail.
When the trooper stopped and spoke to Eastep, trying to get him off the highway, the man pulled out a box cutter, Aaron said. An off-duty Mt. Juliet police officer, who was traveling home with his family, saw what was happening and stopped.
The two tried to deescalate the situation for the better part of half an hour, according to Aaron.
“The man was holding a box cutter in his left hand. His right hand was in his pocket,” Aaron said. But as police officers arrived and continued speaking to Eastep, he “suddenly” pulled an unidentified “shiny, silver cylindrical object” out of his right pocket, Aaron said.
Nine officers then shot Eastep, according to Aaron, who added that police have not yet determined what the object was but that it was not a firearm. No Tasers were used before the gunfire, though at least one officer had one on standby, he added.
“Once the shiny cylindrical object was seen, the officers fired. Not knowing what that was, the officers were firing in defense of themselves, not knowing what potential threat could have been in that right hand as it quickly emerged out of his pocket,” said Aaron.
Eastep was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.
“Through the conversation, the trooper believed it would be OK. It was the pushing away from the trooper and producing the box cutter that escalated it up to a greater law enforcement response,” he said.
Traffic on both sides of the highway was backed up for miles following the confrontation, according to The Tennessean.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — NYPD officer Wilbert Mora, who was shot and his partner killed while responding to a domestic call in Harlem, has died from his injuries, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced Tuesday.
“It’s with great sadness I announce the passing of Police Officer Wilbert Mora,” she said. “Wilbert is 3 times a hero. For choosing a life of service. For sacrificing his life to protect others. For giving life even in death through organ donation. Our heads are bowed & our hearts are heavy.”
It’s with great sadness I announce the passing of Police Officer Wilbert Mora.
Wilbert is 3 times a hero. For choosing a life of service. For sacrificing his life to protect others. For giving life even in death through organ donation. Our heads are bowed & our hearts are heavy. pic.twitter.com/8JiWGbUYTn
— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) January 25, 2022
The 27-year-old officer, a four-year veteran of the NYPD, was shot in the head Friday night in Harlem.
“Wilbert Mora was a hero,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “He served his city, protected his community and gave his life for our safety. Our hearts are heavy. Our city is in mourning. To his family, loved ones, and brothers and sisters in the NYPD: Your city is standing with you today and always.”
Wilbert Mora was a hero.
He served his city, protected his community and gave his life for our safety.
Our hearts are heavy. Our city is in mourning.
To his family, loved ones, and brothers and sisters in the NYPD: Your city is standing with you today and always.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) January 25, 2022
Mora’s partner, rookie Officer Jason Rivera, 22, was also killed.
“True heroes never die,” PBA President Patrick Lynch said. “Our brother Police Officer Wilbert Mora has left us, but he will live on in the heart of every New York City police officer from this day forward. We are called upon to put ourselves between evil and the good people of this city. Police Officer Mora showed us what it means to carry out our mission with courage, skill and humanity. His sacrifice will guide us as we continue that mission, but we cannot succeed alone. We ask you once again to join us. Help us mourn our fallen heroes, and help us carry on in their name.”
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Officers lined the streets outside NYU Langone Tuesday evening ahead of a procession for Mora.
Rivera was the first to encounter the shooter in a back bedroom after his mother called 911 saying he was being problematic.
Funeral plans have now been finalized for Rivera, who will be laid to rest later this week.
Services for Rivera will be held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with a wake on Thursday from 1-8 p.m. and a funeral on Friday at 9 a.m.
As for Mora, a viewing service is scheduled to be held at St. Patrick’s on Tuesday, February 1, from 1-8 p.m. followed by a funeral on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
“I join all of New York today in mourning the heartbreaking death of Officer Wilbert Mora,” Attorney General Letitia James said. “He was a hero until the end. Officer Mora and his partner, Officer Jason Rivera, showed courage in the face of imminent danger to protect New Yorkers. Their bravery exemplified their commitment to protecting the city they loved. Both will forever be remembered as heroes who dedicated their lives to making New York safer and stronger. I pray for strength and ease for their families and loved ones.”
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In a final act of heroism, Mora fulfilled his wishes of being an organ donor.
“When Officer Wilbert Mora’s family was notified of his passing, his family knew their brave and dedicated son would want to continue to save lives, even in death,” LiveOnNY President and CEO Leonard Achan said. “Officer Mora’s final gift was the gift of life to others in need. He was transferred from Harlem Hospital to NYU Langone Health, where we have honored the family’s wishes for him to be an organ donor hero, so that he may ‘Live On’ while saving the lives of others. We extend our deepest condolences to the families, and friends of both officers, and our thoughts and prayers remain with them at this difficult time.”
Those who knew him were in mourning.
“He was just such a warm, gentle, giving young man,” John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor Gregory Sheppard said. “It’s tragic.”
The news was crushing for Sheppard, who taught Mora in his music theory class.
“I said, ‘Well why do you want to be a police officer?'” Sheppard said. “He said, ‘Professor, I really want to help people. I really want to help people.'”
Sheppard says Mora enjoyed the music class so much he joined the choir, and he remembers one particularly special moment that he re-watched on video when he heard Mora had been shot.
“We were singing a song called ‘Total Praise,’ and there was a line of text that said, ‘You are the source of my strength, you are the strength of my life,” he said. “And while he was singing that, one of the singers from the row in front of him turned around and looked at him, and he beamed a huge smile. So I hope that peace and comfort that he found in that song is comforting him now.”
President Joe Biden released a statement on his death:
“I’m deeply saddened by the loss of NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora as a result of last Friday’s senseless shooting. Today is a sad reminder of the risks the men and women of law enforcement face to protect us, and of the work we all must do to end the scourge of gun violence.”
Mayor Adams has ordered all flags on all city buildings, as well as stationary flagstaffs throughout the five boroughs, to continue to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for fallen NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora.
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HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — A city reeling from a recent spate of violence prepared to lay to rest a rookie police officer being hailed as an inspiration to his immigrant community, as investigators sought to make sense of a domestic dispute that left another officer “fighting for his life.”
Funeral services for New York City Police Officer Jason Rivera were being finalized, as his comrades in blue mourned the loss of the 22-year-old who joined the force to make a difference in what he had described as a “chaotic city.”
A solemn scene unfolded Sunday with a column of uniformed police officers, as well as a line of firefighters, flanking the streets as a hearse carrying the fallen officer left the medical examiner’s office.
Burial rites were scheduled for Friday, city officials said, while services were to be held Thursday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Rivera and Officer Wilbert Mora were shot Friday night while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son. Mora, 27, suffered a serious head wound, police said.
The medical examiner ruled Rivera’s death a homicide after an autopsy found he died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso.
Mora, who has been with the NYPD for four years, remained in life-threatening condition, Adams said Sunday.
Police say Mora will be transferred from Harlem Hospital to NYU Langone Medical Center.
On Saturday night, Mayor Eric Adams and community leaders gathered outside the 32nd precinct in Harlem for a candlelight vigil for the officers and unleashed an emotional plea to end the gun violence plaguing the city.
“We are going to unite around this issue and we know — some would say 95% of the city is good I say 99% of the city is good,” Adams said. “Let’s weed out that 1%. This is a fight — violence against New Yorkers, that’s the battle we’re in right now. We’re in a battle with a small number of people that believe they will hold our city hostage with violence. That will not happen.”
Details about what led to the deadly confrontation were still emerging.
Officials said a woman who made an emergency call Friday said she was ill and that her son who had come up to take care of her had become “problematic.” Adams said the woman did not specify the problem.
Authorities said three officers went to the apartment after the call came in. The officers spoke with the woman and another son, but there was no mention of a weapon, police said.
When the officers went to a rear room to talk to the man, shots suddenly rang out, striking them both.
Rivera was the first officer in the hallway and was struck first. He fell onto his back. Mora tried to duck into the kitchen during the shooting.
The 47-year-old suspect, believed to be the son, was then shot by another officer, a rookie, who stayed with the mother in the front of the apartment. The officer struck the suspect in the neck and shoulder.
The suspect was later identified as Lashawn McNeil and was said to be in critical condition.
The officers were taken to Harlem Hospital in police cruisers.
Rivera, who was described by the NYPD as a son, husband, and friend, died.
“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.”
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“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,” Adams said.
Rivera was a rookie and joined the department in 2020 while Mora 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.
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He is believed to have had behavioral problems and posted anti-government and anti-police material on social media.
McNeil was staying with his mother to help her take care of her other son who possibly has a learning disability.
When McNeil came up from Maryland in November, his mother – knowing of his history with guns – ordered him not to bring guns into the house. She later told police she didn’t know he had the weapon.
Police said the weapon used to shoot the officers, a Glock 45, was stolen from Baltimore in 2017.
A licensed security guard said it was taken by her 13-year-old son, who sold it for money. He was later arrested for the theft, but the gun was never recovered.
On Saturday morning, Adams had all flags lowered to half staff out of respect for Rivera.
Adams later visited the 32nd precinct, where Rivera was stationed, and where memorial bunting was hung outside.
During an address in Buffalo Saturday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul echoed a call from Adams for Washington to act on gun violence.
President Joe Biden posted on Twitter that he and First Lady, Jill Biden, were ‘saddened’ to hear about the shooting.
Jill and I are saddened to hear two NYPD officers were shot last night — one fatally. We’re keeping them and their families in our prayers. Officers put on the badge and head into harm’s way every day. We’re grateful to them and their families for their extraordinary sacrifice.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 22, 2022
The Associated Press contributed to this story
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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.”
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“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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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BRADLEY, Ill. (WLS) — A manhunt continues Friday in Chicago’s south suburbs after one police officer was killed and another was critically injured in the line of duty Wednesday night.
Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and her partner responded to a call Wednesday night of dogs barking in an unattended car in the parking lot at the Comfort Inn off of Route 50, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office said. They went to the hotel room where the car’s owner was staying when police say the people inside the room began attacking the two officers, shooting them.
Rittmanic, 49, was killed, and her partner, 27-year-old Tyler Bailey, was badly hurt. Bailey was transported to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where he underwent surgery for severe head injuries, and remained in very critical condition Thursday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
The sheriff’s office is now offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of 25-year-old Darius D. Sullivan, of Bourbonnais.
Sullivan should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be confronted, police said.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Sullivan and 26-year-old Xandria Harris of Bradley, according to Illinois State Police. Harris is believed to have been in the room with Sullivan.
Anyone with information about the suspects is urged to call the Illinois State Police Hotline at 815-698-2315. Tipsters can also remain anonymous by calling that number or CrimeStoppers at (815) 93-CRIME.
“Please keep the officers, their families and the Bradley Police Department in your thoughts and prayers,” the sheriff’s office said.
The Kankakee County community is now coming together to grieve and find strength in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy.
“My son’s a Bradley police officer and he was supposed to be on shift last night, and he took his last vacation day,” Jackie Hammond said. “So we are grateful, but again, it’s bittersweet.”
The incident appeared to have been isolated, and police believe there is no further threat to the community.
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Friends and community members grieved the loss as local residents hung blue ribbons and signs around town thanking the sergeant for her sacrifice. Purple bunting adorned the Bradley police station as the flag outside flew at half-mast.
“Just to remember the best cop ever with Bradley PD,” Jacqueline Jackson said, holding a homemade sign.
Hundreds of people lined up in silence to honor Rittmanic during a procession that went through the communities of Bradley, Kankakee and Bourbonnais.
“We never think much about these guys running around taking care of us until this happens, but I’m just glad to see the turnout and support,” said Doug Brown, who came to pay his respects.
“The people that are here to protect us have been taken from us, and it’s just not right,” Carol Chapman added.
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Rittmanic first became an officer in 2000 with the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Department. She had been with the Bradley Police Department for 14 years, and her niece said she was just five years away from retirement. She leaves behind her wife, Lynette Stua.
The last time a law enforcement officer was killed in the line of duty in Kankakee County was 1996.
“We are a community and we’re here for one another through good and bad, but tragedy seems to bring it out of everyone,” Chapman said.
Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis released a statement on the incident on Facebook, saying:
Our hearts are heavy and filled with sorrow for our neighboring City and their police department. On behalf of the City of Kankakee we offer our prayers to the family, friends and coworkers of the fallen Bradley police officer. We also provide continuous prayer for the recovery of the other Bradley officer.
“In this difficult time for our region we ask God to provide healing and comfort needed for our communities, all the law enforcement brothers and sisters and the first responders at this difficult time.
“As Mayor of the City of Kankakee, I pledge all of our support and assistance in any way possible that Village of Bradley might need or request.”
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore police officer has died after being removed from life support one week after she was shot while sitting in her patrol car.
The Baltimore Police Department said Thursday that Officer Keona Holley’s health had been deteriorating in recent days and the family made the difficult decision to end life support. She died shortly thereafter.
Two men — Elliot Knox, 31, and Travon Shaw, 32 — have been arrested and charged in her shooting, and a second shooting soon afterward that left a man dead.
Travon Shaw (left) and Elliott Knox were arrested and charged in the ambush shooting of Baltimore City police officer Keona Holley. Baltimore Police Department via AP
Holley, 39. was on duty in her patrol car when she was shot about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 16 in southern Baltimore.
After Holley’s shooting, police allege the two men went to a southwest Baltimore neighborhood about 10 miles away and shot and killed 38-year-old Justin Johnson.
BELMONT, Bronx (WABC) — One of two NYPD officers shot and wounded by a suspect in the Bronx Wednesday night was released from the hospital just before noon Thanksgiving Day.
There was a sense of gratitude that everyone involved in the wild shooting survived — but also a sense that something has to change.
Fellow officers lined up to greet NYPD Officer Alejandra Jacobs, who suffered two gunshot wounds to her arm.
The other officer, Jacobs’ partner and an eight-year veteran, remains hospitalized and is expected to survive, as is the 23-year-old suspect.
The incident happened on East 187th Street and Beaumont Avenue in the Belmont section around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Video obtained by Eyewitness News shows the officers barely had the chance to speak to him before he opened fire.
According to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, police received a 911 call about a man with a gun at the location.
Two officers responded, and surveillance video shows what happened when they arrived.
The officers confront the suspect, whom they recognized from the description they were given. The suspect reached for a gun and a struggle ensued, during which the suspect fired at the officers.
The female officer returned the gunfire, firing five times, and the suspect was shot three times. All three were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital.
‘We have lot to be thankful for,” the commissioner added, citing no loss of life in the incident.
Police recovered the suspect’s gun at the scene. He’s identified as Charlie Vasquez of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He has several prior arrests including for weapons possession.
They said the gun was reported stolen from Georgia.
“It comes down to accountability, you should not feel comfortable carrying an illegal firearm,” NYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison said. “And that’s what it comes down to. In New York, we have some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but we’ve got to make sure those who choose to carry these illegal firearms are held accountable for what they are doing.”
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Shockwaves rippled throughout Jefferson University Hospital on Monday after news spread of a shooter inside the building.
“A lot of people didn’t know what was going on,” said Shae Spicer, a registered nurse at Jefferson. “A lot of people on that side of the building on the higher floors could hear gunshots so they immediately went into action and hid.”
Sources say 55-year-old Stacey Hayes drove to the hospital in a U-Haul, walked inside wearing blue scrubs and shot his coworker who has been identified by family as 43-year-old nursing assistant Anrae James.
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Surveillance video reportedly shows Hayes walk up behind the victim and open fire while he was seated at his work station, according to sources. Hayes then allegedly kept firing as Anrae James tried to run away.
Hayes, who police say was armed with multiple weapons and equipped with body armor, then fled the hospital in the U-Haul. He later shot and wounded two officers before being wounded himself by police returning fire.
The victim’s father, William James, says Anrae is survived by his wife, two girls and a boy.
“(He) participated in sports with his 11-year-old son, took his daughter back and forth to work and had two jobs. He was a good man. And for him to go out like that from someone like that is heartbreaking.”
James says he was extremely proud of the man Anrae had become.
“He was an asset to society, raising up a good family,” said James.
But he’s also confused about how someone could get weapons inside of the hospital.
“How did he get in there with a gun?” asked James.
A spokesperson for Jefferson Hospital said in a statement, “Our hearts are broken as we stand together to remember our colleague and recognize his teammates who tried to save him and protect other patients in the area.”
The hospital said it would conduct a thorough review of safety protocols after the incident.
Spicer said she hopes this is a wake-up call for the hospital to improve security measures.
“It’s definitely a concern for all of us that someone could walk in with a weapon like that or multiple weapons and can do that to one of our own staff,” she said.
Outside of Jefferson Hospital, Anrae also worked as a barber for many years at Custom Cutz in the city’s Ogontz section.
A man is dead Sunday after firing shots at police, injuring a Cecil County sheriff’s deputy, according to Maryland State Police.A 911 call around 3:40 p.m. Sunday brought a sheriff’s deputy to an apartment in the 100 block of Chesapeake Ridge Lane in North East to investigate a disturbance. Two state troopers who heard the call on the radio also responded to assist the deputy. When they arrived, they were met with gunfire, investigators said. “The two troopers, along with the sheriff’s deputy, approached the front door to the residence where they could hear arguing. During the argument, they heard someone say, ‘He has a gun,'” Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Jerry Jones said. “At this point, the troopers and the sheriff’s deputy entered the apartment through an unlocked front door. They were immediately fired upon by the suspect.””Policing is a dangerous profession, so our deputies know the dangers that we face day in and day out. Unfortunately, one of our deputies was shot today, which is what you don’t want to see happen,” Cecil County sheriff’s Lt. Michael Holmes said.One of the troopers returned fire and retreated to take cover with the injured deputy and the other trooper, police said.The suspect, later identified as Jonathan Balchunas, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Jones said Monday it’s not clear if the state trooper killed the suspect and that an autopsy will determine where the fatal shot came from.Troopers called to the other man in the apartment, the suspect’s father who called 911, to come out. Police set up a perimeter as the Cecil County special response team cleared the apartment.Jones said police found the suspect in the kitchen with a 9-mm firearm nearby with a laser sight pointed at the front door.Jones said police interviewed the father, who told police he and his son argued most of the day and prior to his calling 911. According to police, the father said his son loaded a 9-mm firearm, placed the barrel of the gun at him and said, “If the cops come, he is going to kill them too.”Jones said law enforcement has been to this residence before.”I’m just amazed. I never imagined that something like that would happen in our complex,” said Elon Baryosef, a neighbor. “I’ve lived here for four years, and there’s only decent people, and actually, police officers that are living in this development. That’s part of the reason I came to live here, and I’m just in shock.”The trooper involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave per procedure. The other trooper did not fire his weapon and was placed on administrative duty.Cecil County Sheriff Scott Adams said the deputy was treated for a gunshot wound to his left arm at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, and released.”We appreciate, certainly, the Maryland State Police assistance with this call. It’s vital, obviously, in this community to have the partnerships that we have for situations just as this to where it benefits the community and benefits the police officers that are out here working together,” Adams said.An investigation continues.
NORTH EAST, Md. —
A man is dead Sunday after firing shots at police, injuring a Cecil County sheriff’s deputy, according to Maryland State Police.
A 911 call around 3:40 p.m. Sunday brought a sheriff’s deputy to an apartment in the 100 block of Chesapeake Ridge Lane in North East to investigate a disturbance. Two state troopers who heard the call on the radio also responded to assist the deputy. When they arrived, they were met with gunfire, investigators said.
“The two troopers, along with the sheriff’s deputy, approached the front door to the residence where they could hear arguing. During the argument, they heard someone say, ‘He has a gun,'” Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Jerry Jones said. “At this point, the troopers and the sheriff’s deputy entered the apartment through an unlocked front door. They were immediately fired upon by the suspect.”
“Policing is a dangerous profession, so our deputies know the dangers that we face day in and day out. Unfortunately, one of our deputies was shot today, which is what you don’t want to see happen,” Cecil County sheriff’s Lt. Michael Holmes said.
One of the troopers returned fire and retreated to take cover with the injured deputy and the other trooper, police said.
The suspect, later identified as Jonathan Balchunas, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Jones said Monday it’s not clear if the state trooper killed the suspect and that an autopsy will determine where the fatal shot came from.
Troopers called to the other man in the apartment, the suspect’s father who called 911, to come out. Police set up a perimeter as the Cecil County special response team cleared the apartment.
Jones said police found the suspect in the kitchen with a 9-mm firearm nearby with a laser sight pointed at the front door.
Jones said police interviewed the father, who told police he and his son argued most of the day and prior to his calling 911. According to police, the father said his son loaded a 9-mm firearm, placed the barrel of the gun at him and said, “If the cops come, he is going to kill them too.”
Jones said law enforcement has been to this residence before.
“I’m just amazed. I never imagined that something like that would happen in our complex,” said Elon Baryosef, a neighbor. “I’ve lived here for four years, and there’s only decent people, and actually, police officers that are living in this development. That’s part of the reason I came to live here, and I’m just in shock.”
The trooper involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave per procedure. The other trooper did not fire his weapon and was placed on administrative duty.
Cecil County Sheriff Scott Adams said the deputy was treated for a gunshot wound to his left arm at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, and released.
“We appreciate, certainly, the Maryland State Police assistance with this call. It’s vital, obviously, in this community to have the partnerships that we have for situations just as this to where it benefits the community and benefits the police officers that are out here working together,” Adams said.
