NEW YORK, NY – The New York Police Department has released body camera footage from a November 2020 shooting in which officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were confronted and attacked by an angry man.
WATCH – 2 NYPD officers are escorting a domestic violence victim home to pick up belongings when her husband arrives and opens fire.
In a split second everything changes, and that is the reality of police work. The woman is saved and they are both wounded. #police #heroes pic.twitter.com/IBD7vfvt1e— New Jersey State PBA (@NJSPBA) March 7, 2021
NYPD officers Christopher Wells and Joe Murphy were both shot by the gunman but were able to return fire. 41-year-old Rondell Goppy was shot dead.
The incident unfolded on November 24th at around 12:45 pm on 179th Street.