Off-duty officer shot in case of mistaken identity

[Starbucks Anarchist]

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a tragic case of mistaken identity, police shot and critically wounded an off-duty officer as he pointed a gun at a suspect outside a fast food restaurant early Saturday, authorities said.

Eric Hernandez, 24, was hit three times and was hospitalized in extremely critical condition, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

He apparently subdued one of the suspects, and when a patrol car arrived, was pointing his gun at a man on the ground.

One of the two officers in the car, apparently believing Hernandez was about to shoot, opened fire, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/28/officer.shot.ap/index.html

[DarkTirade]

1. Hence the origin of the phrase...

'Jumping the gun'.

[karlrschneider]

7. Or the even shorter phrase

"oops"

[RagingInMiami]

2. So what happened to the suspect?

I read through the article but it didn't say.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. I assume he's in custody.

[RagingInMiami]

6. I'm assuming he got away

[LisaL]

4. Actually, it does say that suspects are being questioned by the

police.

[RagingInMiami]

5. They're not listed as suspects, they could be witnesses

And it doesn't specify whether any of them is the suspect that was on the ground when the cop got shot.

"Kelly said police were questioning eight individuals about the shooting, including people who fought with Hernandez inside the White Castle."

[High Plains]

8. When was the last time NYPD accidentally shot a white cop?

Just asking.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. If I were Hernandez, I'd beat the crap out of the officer who shot me.