Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office announced last night an investigation into a tactical NYPD officer as prosecutors move forward with charges against dozens of anti-Israel agitators who police arrested in the barricaded building Tuesday.
At a news briefing on the matter Friday morning, NYPD brass stood by their initial finding that the discharge was accidental.
The unnamed NYPD sergeant moved the gun from his dominant right hand to his left hand to try and open a locked metal door after breaking the window next to it – and “unintentionally” discharged the weapon, police said. The bullet went through the glass into the unlit room. Police recovered it on the floor.
“At no time were any police officers, members of the public or any protesters in danger,” officials said. “This was purely unintentional.”
Additionally, the NYPD typically doesn’t release bodycam on …