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From the New York Post: Two police sergeants were shot Thursday during a struggle with a suspected gang member who had allegedly robbed several women inside a Lower East Side business moments earlier, according to police.
The 22-year-old suspect, identified as Joshua Dorsett, allegedly shot one of the officers in the groin, and the same bullet passed through and grazed the other cop in the left leg, according to the police.
Both cops were taken to Bellevue Hospital and are expected to survive.
Dorsett was taken into custody at the scene, police said during a press conference Thursday evening.
Dorsett already has a lengthy criminal record, and was currently out on probation. He even visited his probation officer Thursday morning. He is reportedly a member of the local “Up the Hil” gang, and has been arrested three times previously, including for drug possession.
Around 4:15 pm, Dorsett stole purses from multiple women in an armed stick-up at a Mahjong Parlor. The women contacted police, who responded and took off after the suspect. When the officers tried to restrain Dorsett, he resisted, then yanked a gun from his waistband and fired, striking both cops.
The officers did NOT return fire.
Additional officers then apprehended Dorsett and took him into custody.
The wounded officers, both sergeants, were identified as Carl Johnson, 43, who has been with the NYPD for 16 years, and Christopher Leap, 34, who has been with the NYPD for 11 years.
Leap was released from the hospital Thursday evening, and Johnson is expected to be released on Friday.
Earlier today in lower Manhattan, when one of your officers sustained a gunshot wound while responding to a job, he was brought to @BellevueHosp for treatment. Thanks to the prayers of his family, friends, and coworkers and the excellent care by our friends at the hospital, the… pic.twitter.com/8PmEaEKITD
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 2, 2024
This is the firearm recovered at the scene of today’s incident. pic.twitter.com/fwcP0sXvEV
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 2, 2024
Chinatown, Manhattan
91 Canal Street➡️ Two officers were shot during a commercial robbery.
One suspect is in custody. No additional suspects remain outstanding.
Police have confirmed that no shots were fired by officers during the incident.https://t.co/JuZApjxQoh pic.twitter.com/bYTJ2916hX
— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) August 1, 2024
Circumstances surrounding the shooting [of two officers] are opaque – although sources say it began as an armed robbery at a store on Canal Street, near Eldridge Street, and the perp shot at the officers as they chased him toward Delancey Street.
The NYPD confirmed that cops… pic.twitter.com/Tmq9Zudieq
— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) August 1, 2024
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