NYPD officer shot and killed in the Bronx during struggle with suspect, police say.
Brian Mulkeen, 33, a six-and-a-half-year NYPD veteran, was patrolling the streets with the anti-crime unit monitoring gang activity, police said Sunday. When Mulkeen and two other officers questioned a man in a car at around 12:30 a.m., the suspect ran off.
In body-camera footage of the incident, Mulkeen can be heard yelling, “He’s reaching for it! He’s reaching for it!” referring to the suspect’s .32 caliber revolver that was recovered nearby. A hand gun recovered at the scene of a shooting where New York City police officer Brian Mulkeen was fatally shot in the Bronx on Sept. 29, 2019.Mulkeen was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition after the shooting, where he later died.
Mulkeen, a resident of Yorktown Heights, lived with his girlfriend, who is also a member of the department. Earlier Saturday, Mulkeen had arrested a man in possession of a gun, police said.
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