MTA police shot and killed a wanted man in Jamaica, Queens on Friday night after he apparently brandished a semi-automatic weapon, authorities said.
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MTA Police in Queens shot and killed a gunman armed with a submachine gun who opened fire on them Friday evening, the authority reported.
According to the MTA, two members of their law enforcement unit were searching for a suspect in a recent sexual assault when they came across the perpetrator, a 52-year-old man, near the corner of 91st Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, a block away from the Jamaica LIRR/AirTrain station, at about 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.Â
When the officers attempted to arrest him, the MTA Police said, the suspect resisted, and then reached toward his waistband. According to authorities, he refused the officers’ demands to show his hands — and moments later, opened fire with his weapon, which was later found to be a MAC-10 submachine gun with a 30-round extended magazine.
Law enforcement sources said the MTA officers then returned fire, with one of the shots striking the suspect in the head.
The suspect was rushed to nearby Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. His identity was not released.
The two MTA officers suffered trauma and were also taken to a local hospital for evaluation, the authority reported.
A large section of the street was cordoned-off by both the NYPD and MTA police for several hours as investigators combed over the scene. A array of shell casings could be seen marked by orange cones besideÂ
medical gloves.The investigation remains ongoing. As per policy, the MTA notified both its inspector general and state Attorney General Letitia James about the incident for further inquiry.
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