Members of the infamous NYPD murdered a local beggar after he attempted to evade capture by a plainclothes officer.
The 25-year-old panhandler ran from a members of New York’s special anti-panhandling task force after he was identified by an officer as a multiple offender.
Officers say that the victim turned around while running in the passenger-drop off area of the city’s world famous Marriot Marquis hotel and fired on the pursuing officer, only to continue running again after initial barrage.
The officer returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect.
A members of the NYPD’s forensic team recovered the panhandlers weapon; a pistol with an extended clip.
There has been no official count of how many shots were exchanged between the suspect and the pursuing officer.
