Woman Waving Gun in New York Intersection Struck Down By Police
Long Island police were called to a Bellmore intersection where a woman was waving a gun and fired shots into the air. An officer de-escalated the situation by driving into the woman before apprehending her. The scene…
Long Island police were called to a Bellmore intersection where a woman was waving a gun and fired shots into the air. An officer de-escalated the situation by driving into the woman before apprehending her.
The scene was captured on video and posted to X, formerly Twitter, and displayed the events as they unfolded.
According to the New York Post, police responded around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday. Before being sideswiped by the police car, she put the gun to her head.
She was then struck by the car, and another officer moved in shouting, “Drop the gun!”
The 33-year-old suspect was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and is now in police custody.
Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder supported the officers’ actions, per Long Island News 12. He said, “Protocol on the police department is that deadly physical force spurs deadly physical force.”
“If somebody has threatened deadly physical force against you or another, you have the right to use deadly physical force, and they chose it through their vehicle and they stopped the individual,” he added.
Crime in Long Island has been on the rise. Newsday reported that Nassau County experienced a 41% increase in major crimes between 2021 and 2022.
According to the NYPD website