A 15-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s Emergency Service Unit (ESU) was shot in the leg Friday morning during an hours-long standoff with an armed barricaded man in Brooklyn, authorities said.

Incident Unfolds

The incident unfolded at about 5:45 a.m. local time when officers from the 79th precinct responded to a 911 call reporting multiple shots fired inside a two-story home in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

The gunman, identified as Lamin Simmons, 48, allegedly fired roughly 20 rounds throughout the standoff. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Simmons hurled large items — including a microwave, lamp and pots and pans — out of a window at officers staged in the backyard below.

While Simmons’ wife and son safely escaped the house and told police about his history of mental illness, an elderly couple remained trapped on the floor above, Tisch said. Police determined the incident initially stemmed from a dispute involving the couple.

At 8:52 a.m., ESU officers entered the home and encountered Simmons at the top of the stairs, Tisch said. He allegedly ignored multiple direct police orders to drop his gun and opened fire on the officers, striking detective Matthew Gale in the left leg.

At least four officers returned fire, striking Simmons, who was later taken to Woodhull Hospital and pronounced dead, police said. Investigators recovered two weapons at the scene: a Jimenez Arms .380 caliber semi-automatic rifle and a Beretta handgun equipped with an extended magazine, Tisch said.

Gale suffered a tibial fracture but remains in stable condition and in ‘good spirits’ at Kings County Hospital, where he is expected to survive, according to authorities.

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