NEW YORK — The NYPD released body camera footage showing a man shooting an officer in the face.
The Nov. 17 incident began when officers arrived to investigate a scene where a person had been shot, according to the release. Officers determined that the victim was deceased and found a discarded shotgun shell in a first-floor hallway.
| REGISTER: Training the brain: Turning stress science into automatic performance
Officer Sharjeel Waris and Officer Arora Hitesh were stationed at the scene to guard the evidence while they awaited the arrival of the Crime Scene Unit. One of the officers was speaking with a bystander when a man emerged from another first-floor apartment brandishing a shotgun.
The man fired one round in the hallway before ducking back into the apartment. Officers then drew their weapons, ordering the man to drop his.
One officer went outside to ensure the suspect didn’t exit through a back door or window.
The man then emerged from a second door in the same apartment and shot Waris in the face.
Waris then returned fire, striking the suspect.
Waris was transported to a hospital and received treatment for his facial injuries, according to the release. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
