NYPD Officer Shot, Suspect Dead After Standoff in Brooklyn, City Officials Say
Detective Matthew Gale was wounded as officers exchanged fire with Lamin Simmons after a hours-long barricade, and police recovered two guns.
- On Friday, June 19, 2026, NYPD Detective Matthew Gale was shot in the left leg during a standoff in a Bed-Stuy rowhouse, while suspect Lamin Simmons died following an exchange of gunfire.
- Police arrived at the Kosciuszko Street building at 5:45 a.m. after neighbors reported gunfire from Simmons, a 48-year-old with a reported mental health history who had been arguing with elderly residents upstairs.
- During the standoff, Simmons fired more than 20 rounds while an elderly couple remained trapped upstairs; officers recovered a Beretta and a Jimenez Arms 380 caliber handgun from the scene.
- As the Emergency Service Unit breached the apartment at 8:50 a.m., Simmons fired at officers, who returned fire and killed him; Gale was transported to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised officers for "responding to an immensely challenging situation with professionalism and calmness" during a hospital visit; no other civilians were injured in the exchange.
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NYPD officer shot, gunman killed after armed barricaded standoff in Brooklyn: police
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NYPD officer shot during standoff with barricaded suspect in Brooklyn; suspect dead
An NYPD officer was shot in the leg in gunfire with a barricaded suspect in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on Friday morning. The officer was taken to Kings County Hospital where he is being treated and is expected to recover. The 48-year-old suspect was also shot. He was rushed to Woodhull Hospital where he was pronounced dead....
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