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Who is Orlando Adorino? Brooklyn cop shot in foot while handcuffing suspect over domestic dispute

The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Raheen Joye, ran off and was shot in the thigh twice
PUBLISHED DEC 22, 2022
Orlando Adorino, 38, was hospitalized after he was shot during a domestic dispute resolving in Brooklyn (@NYPD News/Twitter, Fox 5/YouTube)
Orlando Adorino, 38, was hospitalized after he was shot during a domestic dispute resolving in Brooklyn (@NYPD News/Twitter, Fox 5/YouTube)

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK CITY: An NYPD veteran was shot and injured while handcuffing a suspect during a domestic dispute on Wednesday morning, December 22, according to police. Before 9 am, the suspect was chased by the Brooklyn cop to 181 Monroe Sreet in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

While the officer attempted to handcuff, the suspect whose one hand was free, took hold of a gun from the cops' waistband and shot fire, as per the New York Post. The officer was shot in the leg and was transported to Kings County Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition and his injuries are not life-threatening.

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Who is Orlando Adorino?

Orlando Adorino, 38, is a seven-year NYPD veteran. On December 21 morning, Adorina and another officer reached 77 Gates Avenue, shortly after 8.30 am following a woman's call reporting that her friend was "damaging the wall." After the cops arrived at the scene to respond to the domestic dispute, the suspect who was being handcuffed by the cops opened a gunshot fire and injured Adorino. He was then hospitalized and has since been discharged.

Following the incident, Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey visited the cop at the facility.  At a press meeting, Adams said, “Let’s be clear, because of Officer Adorino’s and his partner’s actions, we have a dangerous person off our streets and an illegal gun off our streets.” 

Commissioner Sewell shared the NYPD News tweet on Adorino's discharge from the hospital and wrote: "Just hours after being shot in the line of duty, one of your NYPD officers left the hospital surrounded by his family in blue."

Thanking the people who treated Adorino at the hospital and the police department, Sewell wrote: "To the @KingsCountyHosp team for their superb care, And all those NYPD officers who continue to go out there every day to keep NYers safe — Thank You!"



 

The gun used by the suspect was recovered and NYPD News shared the image of the turquoise 9 mm gun on Twitter and mentioned that "this is the suspect's gun, used in today's incident."



 

The New York Post reports that the 41-year-old suspect Raheen Joye, 41 has a history of 17 arrests between 1998 and 2014 in Georgia out of which weaponry is involved in two arrests. In the recent incident, the suspect was then chased and shot twice in the thigh, after which he was admitted to the Brookdale Hospital, expecting a recovery soon.

In the video shared, the NYPD members are seen gathered around the wounded cop and applauding as he left the Kings County Hospital on December 21, afternoon. The 79 precinct officers' investigation of the shooting incident is still underway.

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