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Suspect dead, NYPD officer shot during standoff with barricaded gunman in Brooklyn
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- An NYPD officer, Detective Matthew Gale, was shot in the leg during a gunfire exchange with a barricaded suspect, Lamin Simmons, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on Friday morning.
- Simmons, 48, had been barricaded in a two-story brownstone since before 6 a.m., firing about 20 rounds and throwing objects out a window; he was eventually shot and killed by officers after refusing to drop his weapon.
- The suspect's wife and son escaped the apartment, but an elderly couple on the floor above remained trapped until police secured their safety.
- Detective Gale, a 15-year veteran, is in stable condition but will require surgery and several days of hospital treatment; Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted he is in good spirits.
- Authorities believe the incident stemmed from a dispute between Simmons and the elderly couple, with Simmons having a history of mental illness and prior police interactions.
