An NYPD detective was killed and a fellow officer wounded by friendly fire as they responded to the scene of a robbery in Queens on Tuesday night, cops said. Detective...
Cops say this is Christopher Ransom, who had been suspected in other area robberies.
He was in serious condition Tuesday night at NewYork Presbyterian/Queens hospital.
Simonsen and Gorman entered the store and saw Ransom in the back pointing what turned out to be a fake gun at them, O’Neill said.
As the cops turned to retreat to safety, they were shot by other responding officers.
A police source said eight officers fired a total of 40 rounds.
Simonsen was hit in the chest and was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in an NYPD squad car, O’Neill said.
A civilian driver pulled over when he saw what was going on and rushed Gorman to the same hospital.