Police Seek Armed Robber Whose Partner Was Shot By Off-Duty Cop

CANARSIE, BROOKLYN — Police released surveillance photos of the man whose gas station robbery attempt was preempted by an off-duty cop who fatally shot his teenaged accomplice.

Police have been looking for the suspect — who can be seen wearing a black hoodie and beige coat — since he and William Simon, 19, tried to rob a gas station at 914 Remsen Ave. around 10:30 p.m. Monday night.

The off-duty officer was getting his car filled up with gas when the pair whipped out weapons and held the cop and attendants at gunpoint, police said.

The off-duty cop told the two armed robbers he was a police officer and ordered them to stop when they tried to escape, said police.

Both men turned toward the officer with their guns raised, so the officer shot Simon in the torso and his partner ran away, police said.

Simon was taken to Brookdale Hospital where he died from his injuries, said police.

Investigators found a .44 caliber revolver at the station but have yet to find the second suspect, whom they describe as a 6-foot-tall man.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact police

Photos courtesy of NYPD and GoogleMaps/Oct. 2017