An NYPD officer was rushed to the hospital in a police cruiser Friday after he was shot in Queens, police stated. The officer was shot within the leg and arm on twenty second Street close to the Whitestone Expressway Service Street in Astoria at about 8:50 a.m., police sources stated.
Cops on the scene rushed the shot officer to Jamaica Hospital in an NYPD patrol cruiser, the sources stated. His situation was not instantly identified.
Particulars about what led to the capturing weren’t instantly launched.
The capturing comes a couple of month after Police Officer Didarul Islam was gunned down in a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper by rampaging gunman Shane Tamura.
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Initially Printed: August 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM EDT
