NYPD cops shot and killed a 79-year-old Long Island man who allegedly pointed a loaded gun at an officer outside a police station in Queens Tuesday night, according to authorities and law enforcement sources.
The elderly man, who was reported missing out of Nassau County, was killed around 6:40 p.m. after he exited a white Lexus and refused to drop his firearm in front of the NYPD’s 111th Precinct in Bayside, police and sources said.
The suspect approached the station house and started talking with a police officer assigned as precinct security when the alleged perp pulled a gun and pointed it at the cop, Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said during a press conference Tuesday night.
According to law enforcement officers, a 79-year-old Long Island man was shot and killed by NYPD cops in Queens Tuesday night. William MillerThe officer demanded the suspect drop the weapon and called for backup.
Four cops then opened fire on the suspect after he repeatedly ignored orders and continued to point the gun at the officer, Rivera said.
The elderly man was wielding a gun as he walked toward the 111th Precinct in Bayside. William MillerThe 79-year-old was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
A loaded Cobra .38 special firearm was recovered at the scene.
The suspect’s last known address was in Great Neck, sources said.
An alert for his vehicle was issued by Nassau police earlier in the day for a missing person, according to sources.
The man, who hasn’t been identified, was killed at around 5 p.m. William MillerIt’s unclear what the motive was behind the suspect’s actions, but the series of events were “pretty instantaneous,” Rivera said.
No officers were injured during the round of gunfire.
“Our officers are confronted with extremely dangerous and unpredictable situations and they attempted to de-escalate this situation multiple times,” Rivera said.
The elderly man’s loaded Cobra .38 special firearm was recovered at the scene. William Miller“This is the second time in 12 hours that our officers have been confronted by armed individuals,” he added.
Early Tuesday morning, a violent ex-con injured an NYPD officer in an exchange of gunfire during a four-hour standoff while trying to execute a search warrant Tuesday morning on the Lower East Side.
The suspect in that case, identified as 34-year-old Edwin Rivera, was also shot and wounded during the tense scene at Vladeck Houses complex just before 5 a.m., police said.
Additional reporting by David Propper
