The armed theft suspect who died after taking pictures an NYPD officer and one other girl whereas committing against the law spree in Queens was a lifetime parolee with 17 priors, together with homicide, who was final arrested six days earlier, authorities say.
NYPD officers say Gary Worthy, a 57-year-old who lived within the borough, was on lifetime parole for firearms possession. He was final arrested for narcotics possession and resisting arrest, although was launched.
Worthy, who had been arrested for seven crimes since 2001, was additionally wished for 3 different robberies at gunpoint, in response to police. Pictures had been fired as effectively throughout these robberies, which occurred earlier in November and on Halloween. He was shot within the face after firing at NYPD officer Wealthy Wong and pronounced lifeless at a hospital.
Mayor Eric Adams referred to as Worthy a “reckless perpetrator who allegedly showed a complete disregard for human life.”
Based on the investigation, officers responding to a 911 name of a theft in progress at a deli on Hillside Avenue close to 164th Avenue in Jamaica round 5:30 p.m. had been instructed a person had entered, threatening staff and prospects with a black revolver. He then fired as soon as earlier than operating from the scene, witnesses reported.
As police looked for him, one other witness flagged down officers and identified a person on Jamaica Avenue and a hundred and sixtieth Avenue who the witness stated had simply robbed a close-by smoke store and fired a shot whereas doing so.
About an hour after the primary theft, Wong and one other uniformed officer, together with two on-duty neighborhood coordination officers, approached a person who match Worthy’s descripton. He pulled out a gun and took off once they tried to cease him. After being ordered to drop his weapon, the suspect fired as soon as, hitting Wong within the thigh.
Wong then returned hearth, placing the suspect within the face. The seven-year NYPD veteran was hospitalized however was anticipated to make a full restoration, police stated.
A 26-year-old girl who was procuring was additionally shot sooner or later in the course of the trade, with a bullet placing her within the leg. It wasn’t instantly clear who shot her, however she was anticipated to get well as effectively.
