2 NYPD cops killed in the line of duty this year, both by friendly fire

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Heroic Bronx police officer Brian Mulkeen was killed by friendly fire from his fellow cops — but maintained grasp on his service weapon to the bitter end of his struggle with an ex-con, the NYPD announced Monday.
Mulkeen, 33, was shot twice amid his life-or-death struggle with reputed gangbanger Antonio Lavance Williams early Sunday in the borough’s Edenwald Houses, but it was initially unclear whether he was shot with his own service Glock, struck by rounds from other officers or both. Now, investigators have concluded that he was only ever struck by friendly fire as he became the second cop shot dead in the line of duty this year — and the second by errant NYPD bullets.
By Monday, the NYPD determined that Mulkeen’s partners fired off 10 shots — two of which struck their brother in blue in the head and torso — even though Mulkeen was wearing a bulletproof vest. The torso shot exited his body through his thigh, leading officials to first say Mulkeen had been shot three times. When the guns fell silent, Williams, 27, was dead and Mulkeen lay dying. The 15 shots rang out over only 10 chaotic seconds, according to O’Neill.
https://nypost.com/2019/09/30/tragic-br ... e-sources/

In February 2019.
An NYPD detective was killed and a fellow officer wounded by friendly fire as they responded to the scene of a robbery in Queens on Tuesday night, cops said. Detective Brian Simonsen, 42, a 19-year veteran, was fatally shot by a fellow officer in a ­T-Mobile store at Atlantic Avenue and 121st Street in Richmond Hill at about 6 p.m. Sgt. Matthew Gorman was struck in the leg, cops said. The suspected robber, Christopher Ransom, 27, was brandishing an imitation firearm and was shot by police.

“At this hour, I will tell you that this appears to be an absolutely tragic case of friendly fire,” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said at a press
https://nypost.com/2019/02/12/2-nypd-co ... ile-store/

The gun grabbers mantra, "only cops need guns". NYPD cops should fear their brothers/sisters in blue.
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