Thread: Previously Deported Illegal shoots 2 NYC police officers

Last updated: 1:08 pm
October 22, 2008

A fare-beater caught sneaking into a Queens subway last night coldly shot two cops with one of their own guns after he knocked them to the station-platform floor, authorities said.

The gunman then bolted - weapon still blazing at the wounded Anti Crime transit cops - and ran into a lieutenant who dodged the suspect's bullets and pumped four of his own into him.

The heart-pounding, rush-hour shootout at 5:15 p.m. had straphangers ducking for cover at the F-train station at 21st Street/Queensbridge in Long Island City.

The shower of bullets lasted less than a minute, Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

Undercover Officer Shane Farina, 38, was critically wounded by a bullet that slammed into his side below his bulletproof vest.

He had surgery at Elmhurst Hospital but later was giving a thumbs up to those around him, a hospital spokesman said. He was in serious but stable condition.

Partner Jason Maass, 28, also wearing a vest, was grazed in the back. He left the hospital last night but not before stopping by to check on his partner.

"Two brave police officers were shot by a suspect they were attempting to apprehend in the course of doing their job keeping us all safe," Mayor Bloomberg said at the hospital, where he, Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown rushed to comfort the heroes and their families.

"This could have been so much worse. These officers are very lucky," Bloomberg added.

Suspect Raul Nuñez, 32 - who sneaked back into the United State after he was deported to his native Dominican Republic in 2001 for a 1997 drug conviction - was at Bellevue Hospital with gunshot wounds to the legs and torso. He faces attempted-murder charges.

The crackling burst of violence occurred after Nuñez swiped a student MetroCard, setting off an alarm in the token booth on the upper level where Lt. Gary Abrahall was stationed, authorities said.

Abrahall radioed Maass and Farina about the fare-beater, and the two cops grabbed Nuñez and got one handcuff on him. He immediately began to struggle, and knocked them to the ground.

In the scuffle, a source said, Maass' gun fell to the platform and Nuñez grabbed it. He then stood over the two cops and fired two pointblank shots at them, a source said.

Racing from the bloodshed, Nuñez headed up an escalator, turning back to fire another shot at the wounded cops. But Abrahall was waiting at the top. Though Nuñez fired three times at the lieutenant, he missed, and Abrahall hit Nuñez four times.

Later in custody, another source said, Nuñez "indicated that he was afraid of being deported. He had been deported once before and he was afraid of going back."

Maass' mother-in-law, Diane Bencivenga, said Jason's wife, Lorraine, was staying strong.

"She said she spoke to him and he's OK - I'm praying for [Farina].

"Jason's always there for his friends when they need him," she said. "I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law."

Bystanders were not shocked at the violence.

"In this neighborhood this always happens. It's usually between the drug dealers," said Basheer Alomari, 33.

Malcolm Dewer, 32, said the shooting aftermath was "surreal."

"Cops were jumping out of cars before they even stopped," he said.

Additional reporting by John Doyle, Tom Liddy, Erin Calabrese and Eric Shilling

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10222008/ne ... 134742.htm

Later in custody, another source said, Nuñez "indicated that he was afraid of being deported. He had been deported once before and he was afraid of going back."

So he would rather take the life of two police officers ( or anyone else who stood in his way for that matter) rather than being deported!

This is an indicator of how extremely dangerous these illegals are who re-enter this country after orders of deportation have been executed against them! It's beyond me how police agencies across this country can ignore the immigration status of an illegal once they are in custody!

I don't get it!

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Later in custody, another source said, Nuñez "indicated that he was afraid of being deported. He had been deported once before and he was afraid of going back."

So he would rather take the life of two police officers ( or anyone else who stood in his way for that matter) rather than being deported!

This is an indicator of how extremely dangerous these illegals are who re-enter this country after orders of deportation have been executed against them! It's beyond me how police agencies across this country can ignore the immigration status of an illegal once they are in custody!

I don't get it!

Yep and Bloomberg is no help either.

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Later in custody, another source said, Nuñez "indicated that he was afraid of being deported. He had been deported once before and he was afraid of going back."

So he would rather take the life of two police officers ( or anyone else who stood in his way for that matter) rather than being deported!

This is an indicator of how extremely dangerous these illegals are who re-enter this country after orders of deportation have been executed against them! It's beyond me how police agencies across this country can ignore the immigration status of an illegal once they are in custody!

I don't get it!

Take away the jobs and benefits and they wont have to kill cops anymore just to get away, they will leave themselves.

I heard about this on Steve Malzberg's show about an hour ago. I can't say that I'm surprised.

Bloombum should be forced to be a patrolman for a month in Jamaica, and then we'll see how much he loves these poor, wittle illegal aliens.

Seal the borders and enforce the laws. All sanctuary cities should be outlawed and all mayors or city councilmen who back sanctuary should be locked up.



STAND TALL PATRIOTS!!

Suspect Raul Nuñez, 32 - who sneaked back into the United State after he was deported to his native Dominican Republic in 2001 for a 1997 drug conviction - was at Bellevue Hospital with gunshot wounds to the legs and torso. He faces attempted-murder charges.

The crackling burst of violence occurred after Nuñez swiped a student MetroCard, setting off an alarm in the token booth on the upper level where Lt. Gary Abrahall was stationed, authorities said.

THEY ARE ALL FREAKIN CRIMINALS! Why in the hell is Bush and other lawmakers making it easier for other countries to migrate here when all I have seen lately is the rise of foreigners committing crimes? American lawmakers cant even keep track of the people who come here on visitor and student visas, and no one even knows when they come, stay or leave. The system is pathetic. There needs to be a halt to all visas and immigration for a period of not less than 5 years so that lawmakers can get an idea of who is here, why they are here, and what their intentions are. It will also give lawmakers the time and the funds to get rid of the nearly 20 million lawbreaking illegals that are already here.

http://www.ice.gov/partners/287g/Section287_g.htm

Pretty sad when you have become accustomed to this kind of violence, because it is an every day occurance.

Originally Posted by SOSADFORUS

Pretty sad when you have become accustomed to this kind of violence, because it is an every day occurance.

Certain parts of Queens are pretty bad, especially now that the Albanian mobsters-who know no bounds when it comes to brutality-are displacing traditional organized crime outfits.