Brett Boller: Scary video shows moments before rookie NYPD cop was shot during violent altercation
JAMAICA AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY: A fresh video is doing the rounds in which an unknown gunman shoots a cop in Queens on Wednesday afternoon, April 5. The surveillance footage captures the moment when Officer Brett Boller wrestles with the suspect before collapsing on the floor on 161st Street around 3.20 pm in Jamaica. The gunman then points the gun at the cop, before backing away quickly.
The video also shows the suspect shooter dropping something while he tries to flee, and then picking it up in the street behind a white SUV, as per the new video obtained by NY Post. One of the passersby, apparently a child is seen trying to avoid gunshots while hiding between parking cars in the street. A food delivery bicyclist paddles for his life after turning around in the opposite direction. The victim was hit in the hip and is recovering in Jamaica Hospital on Thursday after receiving surgery, as per police and close sources.
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'I thought the guy had tried to steal something'
Chris H, one of the eyewitnesses, said he watched the incident unfold from his street vending counter on Jamaica Avenue. “[Two] officers were chasing the guy. Before they turned the corner [161st St] one of the officers tripped over himself. His partner almost tripped over him. His hat fell. He tried to recover it but just continued running with his partner. I went and picked it up. I gave it to another officer” he said before adding, “I thought the guy had tried to steal something. I didn’t even think he had a gun on him.” The vendor said that only one gunshot was fired before cops rushed in to check on what happened.
‘His partner was holding the wound'
The street vendor continued, “I went up the block. I saw the officer on the ground. His partner was holding the wound. There wasn’t that much blood. His partner was telling him, ‘The ambulance is almost here. You are doing fine.’” Chris said that the cop was groaning, “It was like you were playing football and you got tackled bad, like ‘ahhhhh, ahhhhh’…..like you sprain your ankle or something.”
“I saw the police putting up tape all over the place,” said a garage worker. “The NYPD did a good job. I take the bus all the time. He has a gun on the bus. That’s ridiculous. Who carries a gun on a bus?” he added.
