New York City police officer Miosotis Familia, 48, was sitting in a marked police vehicle with her partner in the Bronx around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday when suspect Alexander Bonds approached the car and fired through the window, striking the officer in the head, according to the NYPD and the Associated Press.
Familia, who WPIX-TV is reporting is a mother of three, was rushed to an area hospital and later died from her injuries.
"Based on what we know now, it is clear that this was an unprovoked direct attack on police officers who were assigned to keep the people of this city safe," the NYPD said in a statement.
The 34-year-old suspect was found about a block away from the crime and was shot and killed after he pointed a revolver on the police, the NYPD said. That gun was recovered at the scene. A bystander was hit by a bullet during when the police were firing at the suspect, that person is in stable condition.
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NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill called the attack a "unprovoked" and an "assassination." According to the AP, police do not know of any connection between the slain officer and the attacker.
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