Wanted Mass. man now accused by police of shooting off-duty Border Patrol agent
Updated: Jul. 21, 2025, 9:22 a.m.|Published: Jul. 21, 2025, 8:56 a.m.
Footage shows off-duty border patrol agent shot in Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery
By The Associated Press | MassLive
An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday following an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police and federal officials said.
The 42-year-old officer was in stable condition Sunday and expected to survive. There was no indication that he was targeted because of his employment, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
The officer, who was not in uniform, had been sitting with a woman in a park beneath the George Washington Bridge when two men approached on a moped just before midnight. The passenger got off and approached the officer, who realized he was being robbed and drew his service weapon, Tisch said.
The two exchanged gunfire and the off-duty officer was shot in the face and arm. The perpetrator was injured before he and the moped driver rode off, police said.
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