NYPD Cop Brian Groves Could Have Been Killed

The Following is from the NY DAILY NEWS:


It’s the latest proof of why stop-and-frisk is a vital policing tool — and why judges are risking lives by tossing legitimate arrests.

Only through the grace of his Kevlar vest did NYPD Officer Brian Groves survive a point-blank shot to his chest when he was patrolling in the Seward Park Houses on the lower East Side.

Thanks heavens that he did, and thank heavens, too, that New York has cops like Groves and his partner Eric Corniel.

Sketch Released By NYPD Of Suspect In Cop Shooting

The New York City Police Department has released a photo sketch of the suspect that shot an NYPD officer early this morning on Essex street in the Lower East Side.


The NYPD is currently on the streets handing copies of this sketch photo to the public.

NYPD Cop Shot On Lower East Side, Gunman On The Loose

Lower East Side - A police officer who patrolling the Seward Park public housing development on the Lower East Side was shot in the chest around 3:50 a.m. Officer Brian Groves was saved by his bullet-proof vest, according to Police Commissioner Kelly, while police are searching the gunman.


Groves and his partner were "responding to a report of criminal activity in the stairwell of one of the buildings,"WCBS 2 reports. At the 20th or 22nd floor, the suspect fired at them from just a few feet away. It appears Groves also fired his weapon, but it's unclear whether the suspect was wounded.