A 12-year veteran of the New York Police Department, Miosotis Familia, was shot and killed early Wednesday in the Bronx.
As WNYC reports, the 48-year old officer was in her patrol car in the Bronx when a man suddenly started shooting.
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill tweeted that Familia was "assassinated in an unprovoked attack on cops assigned to keep NYers safe."
The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Alexander Bonds, "drew a revolver" as he was confronted by officers, the NYPD said. Officers then fired at, and killed the suspect. Another person, believed to be a bystander, was also shot and is in stable condition.
"She was on duty serving this city," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said of Familia at a press conference, "protecting people, doing what she believed in and doing the job that she loved."
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