Thread: 2 Police Officers Shot at NYC Subway Station

NEW YORK — A Dominican man being arrested in a New York City subway station struggled with two officers, grabbed one of their guns and shot both of them during the Tuesday evening rush, police said.

A lieutenant working at the Queens subway station shot the suspect in his legs and torso as he tried to flee, police said.

The two plainclothes transit officers wore bulletproof vests protecting their chests.

Officer Shane Farina, who was shot near his sternum and suffered a broken rib, was in critical but stable condition Tuesday night. Officer Jason Maass, who was shot in the lower back, was in stable condition.

The suspect was identified as Raul Nunez, 32, of the Dominican Republic; he was in police custody at a hospital and his condition wasn't disclosed.

Police said Nunez was being arrested because he entered the station by swiping a child's discounted subway fare card, which set off a warning light near the turnstile. The student cards are illegal for non-student use.

Police said Lt. Gary Abrahall, working in a booth in the station's upper level, radioed the two officers on the station platform when he noticed the warning light.

Farina and Maass approached Nunez, identified themselves and got one handcuff on him when he began resisting, police said.

The suspect grabbed one officer's gun and fired at both of them as they lay on the ground, police said. He took an escalator to the upper level, where Abrahall confronted him.

Nunez fired three more times before Abrahall fired six shots, hitting Nunez four times, police said.

Farina, 38, joined the police department four years ago. Maass, 28, joined in 2006.

Prosecutors said Nunez will be charged with attempted murder. A phone listing for him was not available

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The Police said yesterday that the subject was an illegal that snuck back into the U.S.

Oct 23, 5:47 AM EDT


Immigration probes how shooting suspect got to NYC

By COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal immigration officials are wondering how a man involved in a subway shootout with police officers had re-entered the U.S. after being deported a decade ago after a drug arrest.

The man, Raul Nunez, illegally used a student's fare payment card to enter a subway station during Tuesday evening's rush hour, police said. Two plainclothes transit officers tried to arrest him, and in a struggle he grabbed one of their guns and shot them, police said.

Nunez, who is from the Dominican Republic, reportedly told authorities he resisted because he was afraid he'd be deported again if he were arrested.

Nunez, 32, was deported June 24, 1998, by an immigration judge after a drug arrest in New York. He was charged in Manhattan with selling cocaine to an undercover officer in 1997. He also had a drug conviction in 1996.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents say they're not sure when he re-entered the country.

Officer Shane Farina, who was shot near his sternum and suffered a fractured rib, remained in critical but stable condition Wednesday after undergoing surgery. Officer Jason Maass, who was shot in the lower back, was released early Wednesday from a hospital. Both officers were wearing bulletproof vests, police said.

Farina, 38, joined the police department four years ago. Maass, 28, has been an officer with the department since 2006.

Nunez was shot twice in the left leg and once in the torso and right leg by a nearby police lieutenant as he tried to run away, police said. He was hospitalized under police custody. It wasn't immediately clear what his condition was Wednesday.

He is awaiting arraignment on charges of attempted murder. Federal immigration officials said Nunez also faces a charge of re-entering the country after deportation.

Nunez would face 25 years to life in prison and deportation if convicted.

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