Who is Sumit Sulan? 'Super Rookie' NYPD cop who shot Lashawn McNeil struggles to cope
Sumit Sulan, a 27-year-old Indian, is still reeling from the emotional roller coaster he experienced during a deadly ambush in Harlem, New York City. “His brain is stuck on the situation,” Dalvir Sulan, 60-year-old mom of Sumit Sulan said. “I’m proud. Everyone say he did good."
Sulan, who works for the NYPD and was one of the respondent officers in a case where Lawshawn McNeil, 47, attacked and killed cops at his family's house in Harlem during a domestic-violence incident. During the murderous mayhem, he shot two officers who entered the home with his illegal Glock 45, and Sumit retaliated by firing back at Lawshawn. Sulan and two other policemen, Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, were dispatched to Lashawn McNeil's residence in Harlem after receiving a report.
READ MORE
Lashawn McNeil: Gunman's argument with mom over VEGAN diet led to shocking Harlem ambush
Shanice Young: Harlem woman, 31, shot dead trying to end fight after her baby shower
McNeil had several criminal records. He was arrested in South Carolina in 1998 for unlawful possession of a weapon and was arrested again in Pennsylvania in 2002 for attacking a police officer. Later in 2003, he was arrested twice in Pennsylvania, once on a felony drug charge and then again on a felony narcotics charge.
Soon after the horrific incident, the accused and the officers were rushed to a hospital in Harlem. McNeil is in critical condition, while Rivera, 22, was pronounced dead after a short time and Mora, 27, is in critical condition after being shot in the head.
Sumit, according to a law enforcement source, is a "super rookie" who has only been on the job since April 2021 and for two months at Harlem's 32nd Precinct. “I feel bad for the other [officer],” Dalvir said from her Queens home told NYPost. “He died. We really feel bad. We’re sorry. We’re hurt. The other guy is critical, and we’re hurt.”
@NYPDnews
— John Moakley (@JMoakley) January 24, 2022
@NYPD32Pct
PO Sumit SULAN has the support of so many people; many of us are here to help him through the complicated web of emotions & physical reactions he experiences now & will experience in the future. It is a long process, but one that can be done.#TalkToMe
-
“He did a great job,” Dalvir, . “We’re proud of him, but we’re sorry for both of [the other officers].”
When asked about Lawshawn, Dalvir shook her head and said, “That person, he’s not really good."
“The gunman, shot and wounded by responding Officer Sumit Sulan, had a rap sheet with prior arrests in three states — including a Pennsylvania assault on a police officer, authorities said.”
— ĐⓇØιD🕐🕘🕕🕒 (@droid1963) January 23, 2022