Incident

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9-17-2019 New York Staten Island 1-1

Location

September 17, 2019

20 Prince St
Staten Island, New York
Geolocation: 40.6177, -74.0825

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Vanesa Medina
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Gregory Edwards
Age: 39
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

Ofc shot in wrist; suspect tased, fatally shot, died at hospital; Suspects gun was 9mm Sig Sauer reported stolen by Staten Island police supervisor in 2016;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm
Stolen: Stolen

Sources

URL: https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/1173943891705417729

URL: https://nypost.com/2019/09/17/female-nypd-officer-shot-on-staten-island/

URL: https://nypost.com/2019/09/18/gun-used-in-staten-island-shootout-was-a-stolen-police-issued-gun/

District

Congressional District: 11
State Senate District: 23
State House District: 61