BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Officer Sharjeel Waris, 25, a four-year veteran, was shot in the face by a shotgun in Brownsville but fired back, mortally wounding the suspect, who was also accused of killing a neighbor hours earlier.
Double Shooting Rocks Apartment Building
The shooting events began around 6:00 a.m. when police were called to 1046 Thomas S. Boyland St. and found 41-year-old resident Leroy Wallace fatally shot outside the building. Wallace, described by neighbors as a quiet man with no criminal history, was the first victim of the day.
At approximately 7:45 a.m., as Officer Waris guarded a shell casing—evidence of the initial murder in the building's vestibule, the suspected gunman suddenly emerged. The suspect, identified by family members as 24-year-old resident Dashawn Larode, burst from a first-floor apartment and fired a shotgun blast at Waris.
Officer Returns Fatal Fire
Officer Waris was struck on the left side of his face with birdshot pellets. Despite the severe injury, the young officer immediately returned fire, hitting Larode. The gunman retreated and barricaded himself inside the apartment.
The standoff ended when the NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) deployed a drone through a broken window. The drone located Larode lying motionless on the kitchen floor with the shotgun nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny later confirmed that, contrary to initial suspicions of suicide, Larode was mortally wounded by the round fired by Officer Waris.
Wounded Officer Discharged to Applause
Officer Waris was treated for his non-life-threatening injuries at Brookdale University Hospital. Just after noon, he was wheeled out of the facility, accompanied by his parents, to a standing ovation and salute from over 100 uniformed officers and Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
PBA President Patrick Hendry noted that Waris, who came "within inches of losing his life," was determined to continue serving the force he joined at the age of 21.
The motive for the initial shooting between Larode and his neighbor, Wallace, remains unknown.
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