An Inwood man shot by a plaiclothes cop as he tried to bust a pot dealer died early today, sources said.

John Collado, 43, of 17 Post Ave. ran from his apartment about 5 p.m. yesterday as the plainclothes cop was trying to cuff a pot dealer in a neighborhood plagued by drug dealing, law enforcement sources said.

But instead of helping the cop, Collado – who family members said wrestled as a teenager – came to the aid of the dealer and got the cop in a chokehold.

As the officer was losing consciousness, he pulled out his service weapon and shot Collado once in the chest. Collado died early this morning at Harlem Hospital.