New York — A police officer in New York City who works in security in Mayor’s residence The City Council and City Council have been suspended after the department said he shot a man in the head while he was off duty, police said Wednesday.
Police said the shooting occurred around 9 p.m. Monday in the Bronx after the officer interacted with several men about a stolen car. The officer’s name has not been publicly released and he has not been arrested or charged with a crime, police said.
The 30-year-old victim was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police did not reveal the victim’s name.
A New York Police Department spokesperson said the shooting is under investigation by the department’s Force Investigations Division, and the officer has been suspended without pay.
The mayor’s spokesman, Zahran Mamdani, referred questions to the police department. The official residence of the city mayor is Luxurious home Known as Gracie Mansion.
Ada Gomez, a bar manager across the street from the shooting, said one of the bar’s windows was hit and cracked, but no one inside was hurt.
“Imagine if there had been someone sitting in that window at that time,” Gomez said.