Chell said, “At approximately, 11.45 p.m. this evening, we have members of the 30 precinct responding to a vehicle that was being broken into]. Call came in through 911. As soon as they respond to that car break [in], they engage a second car that was driving recklessly. Members of the 30 precinct engaged with that car.”

 

The 30th Precinct serves the western portion of Harlem. The neighborhoods covered by the precinct are Hamilton Heights, Sugar Hill, and West Harlem. The precinct also contains Riverside Park and Jackie Robinson Park.

 

Chell continued, “”They ran the plate and the car was stolen. They pursued that car within the confines of the 44th Precinct, up on 161 and Summit [Avenue], behind us Summit Place [in Highbridge]. They engage two individuals from that car.” Gesturing to the area behind him, he added, “They quickly apprehend one individual and the second individual takes off on foot across the 161 foot bridge right behind me.”

 

He continued, “At this time, members of the 30 Precinct engage this person, exchanging gunfire. With this exchange of gunfire, the individual dropped runs into the marsh area and right here, next to the Major Deegan [Expressway], and a second gunfire exchange occurs. There’s about a 10-minute lapse between event 1 and event 2. Aviation units split up the marsh area and that’s when the second shooting was identified and took place.”

 

Chell concluded, “The male [gunman] was shot, and immediately after being shot, our officers picked up this male, physically, brought him up to the side of the highway to render life-saving aid. At this point, the male is removed to the hospital. His condition is unknown. Our officers are not harmed. They performed admirably tonight. Great job by our NYPD officers tonight.”

 

Photos of two guns recovered at the scene were displayed to the media, which police said they believed were in the possession of the victim at the time of the exchange of gunfire. Chell said the victim was known to the police department and was 39 years old. “That’s all we’re going to say right now about that,” he said.

These are the two guns recovered from the suspect at the scene of the shooting. https://t.co/CEEpCdcyW3 pic.twitter.com/B7mxrRnZEF

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On Friday, Dec. 2, Chell, an executive officer and deputy chief at the Patrol Services Bureau, was promoted to chief of patrol, replacing Maddrey who was, on the same day, promoted to chief of department.

 

Norwood News recently reported on a separate police involved-shooting in Norwood in which 21-year-old Kyle Lockett, who reportedly had just shot another 29-year-old man during an altercation on the corner of Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, was fatally shot by plain clothes officers.

 

Maddrey had prefaced the press conference by saying, “Although gun violence is down in the City, events like this still occur, and our members are found in peril. We’re asking our communities to continuously partner with us because we still need to reduce gun violence in the City.

 

On Dec. 11, the NY Daily News reported that the 39-year-old gunshot victim has since died. Norwood News called the NYPD press office to confirm if this was the case, and were advised that the department could not confirm either way as they did not have any formal update on the case.

 

Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, together with the CEO of Amalgamated Bank, is pushing for implementation of a new method to enforce anti-gun trafficking provisions. Gillibrand will call for the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help implement a new merchant category code for purchases from firearm retailers, including working with financial institutions to publish an advisory regarding the reporting of suspicious activity relating to firearm purchases.

 

Merchant category codes (MCCs) are four-digit codes assigned to credit card transactions that identify the primary purpose of the retailer. Until recently, gun and ammunition retailers did not have a unique MCC, making it difficult for financial institutions to recognize and report suspicious activity related to purchases from those stores.

 

Gillibrand is urging the immediate implementation of the newly created MCC for gun and ammunition retailers, and that all necessary support and resources be provided to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the relevant DOJ entities to assist with the implementation.

 

The senator believes that the utilization of the new MCC for gun and ammunition retailers will aid in enforcing the anti-gun trafficking provisions from her Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act that were included in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that passed earlier this year.

 

As reported, a lawsuit has been filed challenging part of New York State’s gun reform package, signed into law earlier this year. State law, A.7583-A, which took effect Friday, Dec. 3, requires social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting hateful conduct on their platforms and to disclose how they respond to such reports.

 

Bloomberg has reported the law was challenged by the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog and the Peter Thiel-backed video site, Rumble Inc., which, Bloomberg reports, claims the law will hurt online services and seek to silence unfavorable but constitutionally protected expression.