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Police Involved Shooting

1,886 views · Published 13 May 2015 · 0:22 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: NYPD · 2015 · People & Blogs

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On Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at approximately 10:00 a.m. at the corner of 37th Street and 8th Avenue, uniformed officers Police Officers Geraldo Casaigne and Lauren O'Rourke responded to an unrelated assault. Upon completion of the job, they walked southbound on 8th Avenue toward 37th Street when they observed an individual fitting the description of a male suspect wanted in regards to four assaults that occurred on Monday, May 11, 2015. 

The officers approached the suspect who then produced a hammer and swung it violently, with the claw side facing out, at Police Officer O'Rourke causing her to step back and fall to the ground. Police Officer Casaigne then discharged his weapon four times, striking the suspect twice, once in the right arm and once in the torso. Police Officer O'Rourke sustained abrasions and lacerations to the back of her head and back and was transported by EMS to Bellevue Hospital. Officer Casaigne was transported by EMS to Bellevue and treated for tinnitus. 

Both officers have been treated and released. The suspect was taken into custody and transported by EMS to Bellevue Hospital in critical but stable condition. The hammer was recovered at the location.

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