In another bloody attack on New York’s Finest, two cops were shot by robbers in The Bronx on Monday night — and a massive manhunt was under way for at least one suspect early Tuesday.
Plainclothes officers Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellarano had just finished their shift but came back on to respond to a grocery store robbery at 363 E. 180th St. when they came upon two suspects at 184th Street, authorities said.
One of them ducked into a Chinese restaurant on Tiebout Avenue at about 10:35 p.m. while the other stayed outside, according to NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.
“As two of the officers approached the male on the street, the other suspect inside of the store came out and fired upon the officers,” Bratton said. “The officers returned fire.”
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This was the type of police work NYPD does all the time.
Trying to catch two robbers.
Five plain-clothes police tried.
The shoot-out was instigated by the criminals.
One officer, age 30, was wounded in the arm and back and was listed in critical condition today.
The other, age 38, was shot in the arm and chest and was listed as stable.
I have heard that one perp was caught, but no word as to whether he was shot.
One is loose.
No race issue here.
Just police work which has its own inherent dangers.