QUEENS, N.Y. – Two MTA officers shot and killed a man in Jamaica, Queens, while attempting to arrest him for allegedly groping a 19-year-old woman.
The woman approached officers at the MTAPD Jamaica district office shortly after 10 p.m. Friday and said a man had grabbed her breasts and blocked her path on the sidewalk, according to the MTAPD,
She showed cops a picture of the alleged perp, who they say was wearing a distinctive jacket.
Police began canvassing the area, and two officers spotted the 52-year-old man wearing the same jacket near 91st Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, officials said.
They attempted to arrest the alleged groper, who refused to comply with officers and reached toward his waistband, according to the MTAPD. That’s when the two cops stepped back, pulled out their service weapons and saw the man’s MAC-10 submachine gun with a 30-round extended magazine.
Both officers fired, striking the man in the head and elsewhere, according to police. He was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital shortly after. Police have not released his identity, pending family notification.
The officers were also treated for trauma, police said.
An investigation is ongoing, and the incident was captured on body cameras, according to the MTAPD.
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