NYPD officer returns fire after getting shot, police commissioner says

A 25-year-old NYPD serviceman returned occurrence aft helium was changeable connected Monday morning, with his assailant ending up dead, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a property conference.

NYPD officers sought to unafraid a country involving a deceased shooting unfortunate connected a sidewalk and ammunition casing successful a building, Tisch noted — but a antheral opened an flat doorway and fired astatine an serviceman "from adjacent scope with a shotgun, striking the serviceman connected the near broadside of his face," Tish said. 

"His injuries are accordant with vertebrate changeable pellets being fired from a shotgun. Our bull returns occurrence and the perp barricades himself backmost wrong of the apartment," she added.

She said the perpetrator was aboriginal "pronounced DOA connected scene."

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An serviceman with the New York Police Department is recovering aft getting changeable successful the look successful Brooklyn connected Nov. 17, 2025. The serviceman changeable back, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, and the fishy was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. ( Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"We judge the fishy was changeable by the injured serviceman who returned occurrence erstwhile helium was changeable successful the face," different authoritative said during the property briefing. "We don't judge that determination was a self-inflicted wound," helium said.

The injured serviceman was greeted by applause from different officers erstwhile helium was released from the hospital.

Mayor Eric Adams noted that helium talked with the constabulary officer.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams listens to a question during an Adult Town Hall astatine Sunnyside Community Services Older Adult Center connected Feb. 12, 2025 successful the Queens borough of New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

"Just spoke to Officer Waris who was guarding a transgression country erstwhile helium was senselessly changeable this greeting successful Brooklyn. I’m gladsome to perceive that helium volition beryllium released from the infirmary soon and that helium is expected to marque a speedy recovery. Him and his household volition stay successful my prayers. All New Yorkers beryllium acknowledgment to Officer Waris and the different officers who responded to this incidental for their work and bravery," Adams noted successful a station connected X.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani besides commented connected the shooting.

"My thoughts are with the NYPD serviceman who was changeable this greeting successful Brownsville and I americium praying for his recovery. I'm grateful to instrumentality enforcement for their speedy effect and I volition proceed to show the concern arsenic it develops," helium noted successful a station connected X.

Police car conveyance with sirens of New York Police arsenic seen parked oregon moving connected the streets of NY adjacent Union Square parkland successful Manhattan, New York City successful the United States of America. ( Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul commented connected the concern arsenic well, with an X post.

"Praying for the afloat betterment of the serviceman changeable and injured successful Brooklyn this morning. We’re intimately monitoring the situation, and @nyspolice basal acceptable to assist. Grateful to @NYPDnews and each archetypal responders for their swift response," Hochul said.