****Update 3/8/2018****
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation police are looking to identify the following individual in regards to this incident:
The individual is described as:
• A black male, unknown age and approximately 6 feet tall.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
Remarks as prepared for Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison:
Earlier this evening at 10:35pm, an off-duty Police Officer was seated in his private vehicle at a gas station, located at 914 Remsen Avenue, while the station attendant was pumping gas into his vehicle. Two males approached, both armed with firearms. One male entered the station attendant's booth and demanded money from a second worker while the second suspect remained outside and directed the off duty Officer and the gas station attendant not to move. As the two suspects exited the gas station, the off-duty Officer identified himself as a Police Officer and gave them verbal commands to stop. The two suspects turned around towards the Officer with the guns in their hands. The Officer discharged his firearm, striking one of the suspects in the torso, and the second suspect fled the location heading Westbound on Avenue D. EMS transported the injured suspect to Brookdale Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Officer was removed to Kings County Hospital for evaluation.
A loaded .44 Caliber revolver was recovered from the scene. The second suspect remains unapprehended and the investigation is ongoing. That suspect is described as a male black, approximately 6'0" feet tall, and was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
****Update 03/06/18****
The deceased suspect has been identified as follows:
• Simon, William
•19-year-old male
•1141 Grant Ave
•Brooklyn, NY
Family has been notified.
