"The off-duty Bronx cop grazed in the scalp Friday was shot by a Bloods gangster enraged that the officer was walking a dog through the gunman's drug turf, police said.
Officer Antwane Reeves, 42, had been walking his mastiff, Braxton, in Wakefield when he passed Michael Williams hanging out, police said.
Williams apparently didn't like the look of Reeves and told the 10-year NYPD veteran and former correction officer to get off his E. 233rd St. turf, a police source said.
When Reeves retorted that it was a free country and he could walk where he liked, Williams, 26, went into a nearby building, came out with a 9-mm. Taurus handgun and started shooting, police said.
Reeves, who is assigned to the 48th Precinct, returned fire as Williams fled, cops said.
"I heard the shots, between eight and 12 shots," a 51-year-old neighbor who gave his name only as Angel said of the 12:30 a.m. gunfight.
"I came out and I saw this guy and a beautiful dog. He was on the cell phone. I think he was talking to the 911 operator. He said, 'Shots fired! Shots fired!'" Angel said.
Only when Reeves touched his scalp did he realize he had been hit, Angel said. The officer was treated at Jacobi Medical Center and released hours later."
Let me preface this posting with my appreciation for the fact that the officer was not seriously wounded. He is fortunate in that, unlike your average NY'er, he is allowed to carry a firearm when navigating these cesspools disguised as neighborhoods. He's also lucky that the drug dealing scum couldn't shoot for a damn, but then again few could if using a Taurus like the one he had. On the flip side, Mr. Williams is also lucky that officer Antwane can't shoot for shit either.
At bad-breath-distances both men emptied magazines, and while I'll guarantee that there are cars and apartment doors and windows and street signs and lamp posts full of holes from this mini OK-Corral, no one was hurt because the safest place to be when a bad shot is aiming at you is directly in front of him. What they need to start teaching the NYPD is modern directional shooting techniques. This is where you aim at anywhere but the person you wish to perforate, and if you are the average hapless cop on the street the chances of hitting the target increase by several fold. In many instances, closing one's eyes and screaming "MAMA!" has been proven to be quite effective as well.
And as can be seen from the accompanying picture of Mr. Williams being led away in handcuffs, the real crime here was committed by whomever sold these detectives those suits. In particular, the officer wearing the dark salmon-colored dress shirt looks like his real job is buying condoms for the mob.
No comments:
Post a Comment