NEW: A 22-year-old New York City police officer has died after being shot while responding to a call. 9News
while responding to a call in a Harlem apartment came from an immigrant family and grew up in a community with strained police relations, but joined the force to make a difference in the "chaotic city," he once wrote.
Officer Rivera and Officer Wilbert Mora were shot on Friday night local time while answering a call about an argument between a woman and her adult son. Officer Mora, 27, was critically wounded and "fighting for his life" Saturday, said NYC Mayor Eric Adams.The man police say shot them, Lashawn J McNeil, 47, also was critically wounded and hospitalized, authorities said.
Police said the gun used in Friday night's shooting, a .45-caliber Glock with a high-capacity magazine capable of holding up to 40 extra rounds, had been stolen in Baltimore in 2017.