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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect in Washington Heights Moped Ambush

This incident follows a Staten Island shooting two days earlier, prompting scrutiny of off-duty officer protocols.

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The intersection of West 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights near where police say an off-duty officer shot and killed a man who had a gun on Aug. 17, 2025.
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Overview

  • An off-duty NYPD officer shot a 30-year-old man in Washington Heights Sunday after the suspect allegedly dismounted a moped and brandished a loaded 9mm at the officer.
  • The suspect was pronounced dead at a Harlem hospital and the second moped rider fled the scene and remains at large.
  • Police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun at West 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue and the officer was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • This marks the second fatal off-duty officer shooting in just over 48 hours following the killing of Jesse Campbell on Staten Island, where only an imitation weapon was found.
  • Both shootings are under review by the NYPD’s Force Investigation Division as the department faces intensified public scrutiny over off-duty use-of-force standards.