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NYPD cops shoot 3 males who opened fire on Queens house party with 75 to 100

NYPD cops shoot 3 males who opened fire on Queens house party with 75 to 100

NYPD cops who were monitoring a Queens house party Friday night shot three males after the group rolled up and opened fire on the 75 to 100 partygoers, according to police.

The violence erupted about 11:35 pm Friday night at Springfield Boulevard and 130th Avenue in Laurelton and sent the three alleged shooters to the hospital with injuries, NYPD’s Chief of Patrol Jeff Maddrey said.

The plain-clothes officers in unmarked vehicles were watching the party because they feared there was a “potential for violence by some of the local street crews,” police said.

The melee began when plain-clothes officers spotted a group of men showing up to the party, threatening revelers with guns and open fire.

As a number of party attendees shot back, the cops drew their weapons and fired at the gunmen, according to sources.

Police responded to a Queens house party gone wrong late Friday night.
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NYPD officers were monitoring the party when the violence occurred at Springfield Boulevard and 130th Avenue in Laurelton.
NYPD officers were monitoring the party when the violence occurred at Springfield Boulevard and 130th Avenue in Laurelton.
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Maddey said no officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire.

Two of the alleged shooters suffered non-life threatening injuries, the third suspect is in critical condition.

Police recovered three firearms from the scene.

Firearm recovered at Queens house party shooting
Three guns were apprehended at the scene.
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Firearm recovered at Queens house party shooting
The firearms were recovered by the NYPD after three men were shot by police.
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Firearm recovered at Queens house party shooting
The chaos ensued when the group of males began firing into the crowd.
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Chief Jeff Maddrey, NYPD's Chief of Patrol
Chief Jeff Maddrey cited the incident as another example of gun violence in the community.
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The investigation continues and cops are seeking information from the “large number of people” who were at the party.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers: 800-577-TIPS.

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DC cop shot dead during training session, ex-lieutenant charged

DC cop shot dead during training session, ex-lieutenant charged

A retired Washington DC police lieutenant has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after he shot and killed a library cop during a baton training exercise on Thursday, police said.

Jesse Porter, 58, was wrapping up a training session in a conference room at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library just after 3:30 pm. when he fired a shot that struck 25-year-old Maurica Manyan, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said.

The public library special police officer, from lndian Head, Maryland, was rushed to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

An investigation revealed that Porter, who retired as a Metro PD lieutenant in 2020 and was working as a private contractor, was providing instruction on the use of retractable batons to library officers when he allegedly fired the shot that killed Manyan.

A firearm was recovered on scene, police said.

There were about six people in the conference room at the time, including other library police officers, but no one else was hurt.

Porter was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Jesse Porterhe fired a shot that struck and killed Maurica Manyan.
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The city’s public library system has its own force of full-time special police officers who can be armed and are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the library branches.

Porter was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after police consulted with the US attorney’s office in Washington. He remained in custody on Friday.

At a news conference shortly after the shooting, DC Metro Police Chief Robert Contee said it was unclear why Porter was armed with a gun during the training exercise.

Generally, law enforcement agencies take stride to ensure trainers and participants do not have access to live ammunition or actual firearms during training programs, to avoid the possibility of accidental gunfire.

“It’s not good practice,” Contee said. “I’m not sure in this situation why the trainer had a live weapon in the training environment. But it is not a good practice to do this.”

The training took place at the Anacostia Library in DC.
DC Metro Police said it was unclear why Porter was armed during the training exercise.
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Police did not say why Porter fired his weapon, but unnamed sources told NBC4 that the retired cop allegedly drew his gun to show how quickly it could be done and discharged the live round that hit Manyan in the chest.

With Post wires

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