A new report says 2012 saw an increase in the number of times NYPD officers fired their guns and the number of suspects they killed.
Officers intentionally fired their weapons in 45 incidents in 2012. That’s a 25 percent increase from the year before.
Sixteen suspects were killed last year compared to nine in 2011.
The report also notes that 13 officers were struck by gunfire. Only four were hit in 2011.
The numbers are found in an annual firearm discharge report that was made public on Tuesday.
(AP)
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Why don’t this report also include how many time the police got shot at and how many officers were killed?
When will Officer Daniel Gravitch, Officer Martin Sanabria, Sgt. Joseph Memoly and Officer William Loshiavo be brought to justice for executing Gidione Bush in cold blood, in the heart of Boro Park?