Police: Suspect Arrested For Attempted Murder, Other Charges In Shooting Of Off-Duty Officer In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A suspect has been arrested on multiple charges in connection with the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer Tuesday night in Brooklyn, police said.
Tori Saunders, 22, has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer, attempted murder, robbery, assault, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, police said.
The officer, identified as Tramaine Oxley, was recovering after being wounded in Brooklyn as he sat as a passenger in an SUV with members of his family.
Police said the confrontation began around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday along a residential block of Bradford Street near the intersection of Linden Boulevard in East New York.
Oxley had just left a basketball tournament at a nearby park when police said two men came up to the family's Range Rover, opened its driver side door and threatened them at gunpoint.
"Right now, it looks like it's just a straight-up robbery," NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill said Wednesday.
The suspect made off with cash and jewelry and fled on foot, police said.
In an attempt to get away, investigators said the Range Rover's driver tried to make a U-turn on Linden. But at the same time, police said the suspects were in the middle of the street.
One suspect began firing and the officer responded by firing four rounds, police said.
Oxley was shot in the right arm and suffered a graze wound to the torso, police said. His cousin drove him to Brookdale Hospital where he was in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
A second suspect was also taken into custody, police confirmed to CBS2. That person's identity has not been released and it is unclear if any charges against that person have been filed.