Adeed Fayaz, the off-duty officer shot in a botched Brooklyn theft over the weekend, died at a neighborhood hospital Tuesday night — sending the NYPD right into a state of mourning.
The tragic information comes mere hours after officers introduced that they cuffed Fayaz’s alleged killer, 38-year-old Randy Jones whereas hiding out in an upstate resort. In line with sources, Fayaz was taken off life assist at Brookdale College Hospital Medical Heart and sadly was not in a position to survive.
Police lined up outdoors the medical facility at round 6 p.m. the place they made a dignified switch. Officers stood to consideration as their fallen brother-in-blue was positioned into the again of an ambulance.
With officer Fayaz’s loss of life, Jones will now face homicide fees in place of tried homicide. Chief of Detectives James Essig advised amNewYork at one Police Plaza {that a} member of The Regional Fugitive Job Drive positioned Jones underneath arrest utilizing Fayaz’s handcuffs.
“They used the officer’s handcuffs to cuff the suspect in that. We wanted him to know what he did to that officer —I think it sends a powerful message,” Chief Essig stated.
The officer made the journey from Brooklyn’s East New York to Manhattan Kips Bay the place officers additionally stood to consideration whereas the switch was made the place Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban, and Chief of Division Jeffrey Maddrey mourned his loss in the glow of emergency lights. Fayaz was 26 years outdated and a five-year veteran on the drive; he leaves behind a spouse and two youngsters.
The alleged gunman who police say positioned him in a headlock whereas demanding over $20,000 in money throughout what was meant to be a automotive sale, is in police custody in Brooklyn and is scheduled to be charged at any time.
Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our nice metropolis.
Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night time and he tragically succumbed to his accidents as we speak.
Our Division deeply mourns his passing, and his household and family members are in our prayers. pic.twitter.com/zK9BdHwvM1
— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) February 7, 2023
“Following this violent crime, the suspect immediately went on the run, fleeing to a Rockland County motel room,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell stated of the arrest on Feb. 7. “He fled, but he could not evade our reach. less than 46 hours later he was handcuffed by an NYPD detective assigned to the US Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force.”
Funeral plans weren’t instantly disclosed as of Tuesday night.
