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MTA OFFICERS SHOOT, KILL MAN DURING ARREST FOR ALLEGEDLY GROPING WOMAN NEAR
JAMAICA STATION

By Christina Fan

Updated on: December 30, 2023 / 8:47 AM EST / CBS New York

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MTA officers shoot, kill groping suspect in Queens

NEW YORK -- MTA Police officers shot and killed an armed suspect who they said
opened fire when they were arresting him for allegedly groping a woman Friday
night in Queens. 

Police said they were trying to stop the 52-year-old man near Jamaica Station
when he repeatedly ignored their commands and reached toward his waistband. An
exchange of gunfire followed. 

Police said they later found a sub-machine gun with a 30-round clip on him. 



It started at around 10:15 p.m. when a 19-year-old woman went to the District 3
command and complained the man forcibly touched her chest. 

"She took a picture of him and asked the police officers to make an arrest. She
gave a detailed statement. The officers went out approximately two minutes after
she came into the district. They found the male. The male had a very distinctive
jacket on," said MTA Chief of Police John Mueller. 

Police said they stopped the man near 91st Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, and
even showed him the photo the woman took of him. The man refused to put his
hands behind his back when officers placed him under arrest, police said. 

Part of the investigation will now focus on figuring out how the suspect got the
weapon. MTA

"They tased him and at some point during the struggle a shot is fired from the
perpetrator," said Mueller. 

MTA officials said two officers returned fire and shot the man in the head and
other parts of his body, killing him. The officers were not hurt, but taken to
the hospital to be treated for trauma. 

According to the MTA, the man had at least 12 prior arrests and was out on
parole for a gun charge. Part of the ensuing investigation will focus on
figuring out how he got the weapon.


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Christina Fan

Christina Fan joined CBS2 News as a general assignment reporter in spring of
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