NYPD Officer Shot During Brooklyn Standoff, Gunman Killed: Authorities

BROOKLYN, NY — A NYPD officer was shot by a gunman who was barricaded in Brooklyn early Friday, police said.

According to the NYPD, a 911 call came in at 5:46 a.m. regarding shots fired at a home on Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

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Upon arrival, officers heard gunshots from inside the apartment and observed a man barricaded at the location with a firearm, police said.

An emergency services unit and a hostage negotiation team responded to the scene and engaged with the individual, identified as Lamin Simmons, 48, police said.

One of the ESU officers, Det. Matthew Gale, sustained a gunshot wound to the left leg; he was transferred to the hospital in stable condition, police said.

After the gunman shot the firearm, officers fired back and Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The incident followed an altercation with elderly neighbors, police said.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani participated in a press briefing after the shooting. Tisch said police encountered Simmons.

"Officers gave multiple direct orders to drop the gun, but he refused," Tisch said. "The perpetrator fired at our officers, striking one officer in the leg. At least four officers returned fire, striking the perpetrator; he was transported to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased."

Over the course of the incident, Simmons fired about 20 rounds from inside the residence, she said, adding that the incident was captured on police body worn camera and via multiple drones, Tisch said.

Two firearms were recovered at the scene, a Beretta handgun equipped with an extended magazine and a Jimenez Arms 380-caliber handgun, Tisch said.

"What this officer from ESU did this morning, Det. Matthew Gale, is what so many officers do each morning," Mamdani said. "He put on his uniform, he left his house, he said good-bye to his family, and he went to his job, to keep our city safe. When New Yorkers call 911, they expect someone to show up. What this officer and so many others today did was exactly that. I want to thank the first responders, and the officers who acted so swiftly in the aftermath of this shooting. And I know that all New Yorkers will join me in wishing Det. Gale a full and speedy recovery."