Adeed Fayaz, the off-duty officer shot in a botched Brooklyn robbery over the weekend, died at a local hospital Tuesday evening — sending the NYPD into a state of mourning.
cuffed Fayaz’s alleged killer
Police lined up outside the medical facility at around 6 p.m. where they made a dignified transfer. Officers stood to attention as their fallen brother-in-blue was placed into the back of an ambulance.With officer Fayaz’s death, Jones will now face murder charges in place of attempted murder. Chief of Detectives James Essig told amNewYork at one Police Plaza that a member of The Regional Fugitive Task Force placed Jones under arrest using Fayaz’s handcuffs.
The officer made the journey from Brooklyn’s East New York to Manhattan Kips Bay where officers also stood to attention while the transfer was made. Fayaz was 26 years old and a five-year veteran on the force; he leaves behind a wife and two children.
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