New York Mayor Eric Adams is joined by NYPD Deputy Chief Jason Savino (left) and NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig at a Brooklyn police facility where it was announced that arrests have been made against violent street gangs in New York City, on June 6, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
An off-duty New York City correction officer has been hailed a hero after he shot a man who pointed a gun at a crowd at a memorial service in Queens on Sunday night.
The incident occurred at a Queens motorcycle club around 8 p.m. during a memorial event. Police said the off-duty correction officer, David Donegan, was in the vicinity of the crowd and “saw the male pointing the gun at the crowd.”
Caden Pearson
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Caden Pearson is a reporter covering U.S. and world news.
