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Two New York police officers shot and wounded

Police department says officers have been taken to hospital after being shot while responding to a reported robbery in the Bronx



It was reported that the officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Photograph: The NYC collection / Alamy/AlamyReuters
Monday 5 January 2015 23.36 EST

Two New York City police officers have been shot and taken to a local hospital, police said on Monday night.

The New York police department said the officers were responding to a reported robbery in the Bronx when the shooting occurred.

The condition of the officers was unknown. No suspect had been taken into custody, police said.

Further details were not immediately available.

Local broadcaster NBC New York reported that the officers suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

The shooting comes just weeks after NYPD officers Wenjian Liu, 32, and Rafael Ramos, 40, were ambushed and fatally shot on 20 December by a killer who had said he wanted to avenge the deaths of two unarmed black men in encounters with white officers in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City this summer.

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Manhunt on for 2 suspected of shooting NYPD cops responding to robbery

Published January 06, 2015 FoxNews.com



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A massive manhunt was on in New York after two NYPD officers were shot while trying to stop a robbery in the Bronx late Monday in the latest case of the nation’s largest police force coming under fire on the street.

Both Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellarano, who had just finished a plainclothes tour, were expected to survive. The men were clocking out when a report came in of a robbery at a Chinese restaurant at about 10:30, prompting them to join a response team. Although authorities said they did not appear to be targeted, as two police shot dead in their squad car in Brooklyn last month were, the incident was a sobering reminder of the dangers of policing and of the current tension between the force and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who praised them at a news conference at St. Barnabas Hospital, where they were being treated early Tuesday.

"These officers did something that was extraordinarily brave."

- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

"Thank God these officers are doing well," said de Blasio. "These officers did something that was extraordinarily brave. They did it as part of their commitment. These officers had just come off their shift and upon hearing this call went back out in search of these criminals.

The work they do is so profoundly important in this instance where they went above and beyond the call to protect their fellow New Yorkers."

Jan 6, 2015: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second left, stands by as Police Commissioner William Bratton, second right, speaks at a news conference at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx after two police officers were shot. (AP Photo/Tom McElroy)

Police were hunting for the suspects, who fired on the officers as they fled the robbery scene on foot. Pellarano was hit in the arm and grazed in the chest, while Dossi was shot in the stomach and arm.

The gunmen then exchanged fire with other responding officers before carjacking a white Chevrolet Camaro, according to the New York Post. They crashed the stolen car a few blocks from the scene and fled on foot. A source told the Post that a weapon was recovered near where the car crashed.

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This gun was recovered at the scene where two NYPD officers were shot. (NYPD)

The Post reported that one possible suspect was apprehended at nearby New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he had sought treatment for a gunshot wound. It was not clear how he was shot.

The NYPD was searching for at least one and possibly two other suspects. Police seized a black Nissan Altima that was parked outside New York Presbyterian Hospital and had been rented from an agency in Mount Kisco, according to the Post.

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton described the suspects as two Hispanic men in their mid-to-late 20s. The organization COP SHOT, Citizens Outraged at Police Being Shot, has offered a $10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects.

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Surveillance video shows one of two suspects in the shootings of two NYPD officers late Monday. (MyFoxNY.com)


The shooting comes one day after the funeral of NYPD Officer Wenjian Liu. Liu, along with his partner Rafael Ramos, was ambushed and murdered as he sat in his patrol car in Brooklyn Dec. 20. The shooter, a man who vowed online to kill "pigs," ran into a subway station where he shot himself to death.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Man who shot NYPD officers had anti-cop messages on Instagram boasting: 'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them'

• Suspect Jason Polanco, 23, is seen in security video blasting away at the NYPD cops with a .44 Magnum pistol after a robbery in the Bronx
• Months prior, he had posted on his Instagram endorsing anti-cop violence writing, 'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them'
• He was arrested along with suspect Joshua Kemp, 28, and charged with robbery
• Polanco also faces an attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting at the officers
• The violence comes just weeks after two NYPD officers were shot dead in their patrol car, sparking fears and tensions nationwide

By MAILONLINE REPORTER and ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 18:41 EST, 6 January 2015 | UPDATED: 00:14 EST, 7 January 2015


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Jason Polanco, 23, is charged with attempted murder and robbery

Long before he allegedly opened fire in a wild shootout that left a pair of NYPD cops injured, 23-year-old Jason Polanco was already one to promote anti-cop violence.

Polanco, who was arrested on attempted murder charges Tuesday, routinely posted messages with political or social commentary on his Instagram.

In one of those posts, a few months ago, he added a picture captioned 'stop police brutality' — complete with a shocking call for violence against cops.

'Maybe there should be a stand your ground law for civilian against abusive & [corrupt] authorities,' the suspect wrote.
'Same way they empty a full mag on us, empty a couple on them.'

He signed his message with a reference to Michael Brown, the unarmed black Missouri teenager whose shooting death by a white police officer sparked months of protests and riots nationwide.

Security video showed Polanco blasting away at the officers with a powerful .44 Magnum pistol as they pursued him Monday night following the robbery in a Bronx grocery store, police said.



Hate message: Jason Polanco, 23, advocated for cop shootings on this post on his Instagram, which went live just a few months before he opened fire and wounded two NYPD officers



Police stand guard near the scene of the wild shootout between the suspects and police in the Bronx









Surveillance footage shows Polanco the day of the shooting (left) while police say this is the gun he used to fire several rounds at NYPD officers (right)

Polanco, 23, was arrested on attempted murder and robbery charges.

The second man, 28-year-old Joshua Kemp, was charged with robbery. The names of their attorneys were not immediately available.

At a news conference, New York Police Department officials praised five officers for choosing to respond to the robbery report even though their shifts had ended and they were about to head home.

The two wounded officers, Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellerano, were hospitalized in stable condition.

'I commend them for their courage,' Chief of Department James O'Neill said. 'They were going home ... and they ended up getting into a fierce firefight.'

The shooting came about two weeks after two officers were fatally shot while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn, and on the same day that the city touted record low crime levels.








Victims: Officers Aliro Pellerano (left) and Andrew Dossi were wounded in the line of duty when Polanco allegedly opened fire at them. They were both hospitalized in stable condition



A woman approaches the Bronx deli the suspects allegedly struck the night before the shootout with cops

Monday night's violence unfolded as officers who are part of an anti-crime unit spotted Kemp outside a Chinese restaurant and Polanco inside it.

When the officers got out of their car and approached Kemp, Polanco shot one round through the window of the restaurant, striking Kemp and one officer, police said. He went outside and fired two more shots and wounded the second officer; one officer returned three shots but missed.

Polanco ran away and carjacked a white Camaro that he crashed a few blocks away, police said. He jumped out, ditched his gun and fled on foot, they said.



Mayor Bill de Blasio (second from left) and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton (podium) address reporters at St. Barnabas Hospital, where the wounded cops were taken

Investigators released video early Tuesday that prompted several tips from the public that led to Polanco's identification and capture, police said. Kemp was caught after seeking treatment for his wound at a hospital, which contacted police.

On Dec. 20, Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were gunned down in their patrol car by a man who vowed online to kill 'pigs.' The man opened fire, then ran into a subway where he shot himself to death.

Ramos was buried Dec. 27; Liu was buried Sunday. Tens of thousands of officers from around the country attended the funerals.








Police say Polanco (pictured) ran away and carjacked a white Camaro that he crashed a few blocks away. Then he jumped out, ditched his gun and fled on foot

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