NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz dies three days after capturing by oft-arrested gunman in car-sale rip-off

A five-year NYPD veteran and father of two died Tuesday from a bullet fired throughout a bungled Brooklyn armed theft try through which the younger cop was shot within the head, police stated.

Officer Adeed Fayaz was rushed to Brookdale College Hospital after the Saturday night off-duty capturing and died there Tuesday, officers introduced. He joined the division in 2017 and was assigned to Brooklyn’s 66th Precinct.

Relations and fellow officers gathered at his bedside in latest days, praying for a miracle whereas bracing for the worst. The younger cop was listed in important situation upon arriving on the facility after a automotive sale rip-off led to his demise, allegedly by the hands of a recidivist legal.

A household buddy on the scene Tuesday stated the officer was the daddy of two sons.

“Nice particular person, nice father,” a detailed buddy of the household stated on the hospital. “He favored to mess around with [the kids] and take them out. Excellent father. It’s devastating to think about his children rising up and not using a father.”

Fayaz, 26, was positioned right into a headlock by suspect Randy “Popper” Jones earlier than the alleged killer started capturing on a secluded avenue in East New York after luring the off-duty officer to the scene with the promise of a brand new automotive on the market, officers stated.

The younger officer was accompanied by his brother-in-law earlier than the bullets began flying and the suspect fled the scene. The brother-in-law grabbed the gun out of the wounded officer’s holster to fireside again on the shooter however missed.

Over 300 officers stood at consideration as Fayez’s physique was faraway from the hospital Tuesday night.

His spouse held their kids as his physique, wrapped in a NYPD flag, was put right into a ready ambulance.

“Think about their father by no means coming dwelling once more — they’ll by no means be okay from this,” Pat Lynch, president of the NYC Police Benevolent Affiliation, stated exterior the hospital. “It’s our job to assist them keep in mind, and New York Metropolis cops will make sure that he’s remembered.”

Regardless of “Herculean” efforts by medical workers, Fayaz’s household made the troublesome resolution to take him off life help Tuesday afternoon, in accordance with Lynch.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell remembered Fayaz as “a father, a husband, a son and a protector of our nice metropolis.”

“Our division deeply mourns his passing, and his household and family members are in our prayers,” she stated in an announcement.

“Nobody has one unhealthy factor to say about him,” stated an officer who graduated from the Police Academy with Fayaz. “He’s an ideal particular person.”

Retired NYPD Officer Ahmen Nasser, who grew to become buddies with the younger cop by way of the Muslim Officers Society, had a message for the killer as he waited on the hospital.

“I hope you rot in hell,” stated the 57-year-old Nasser. “What are you able to say a few police officer? It’s somebody who devoted their life to serve and shield. And he’s household man. A great man. He will likely be dearly missed.”

The accuser killer was arrested with the late cop’s handcuffs when taken into custody Monday for the cold-blooded killing through the livid trade of gunfire in an alley the place the boys had been supposed to shut a Fb Market deal on a Honda Pilot. Fayaz’s brother in-law escaped the wild shootout with out damage.

“When it hits dwelling, everybody comes collectively,” stated a police officer on the hospital. “It’s all the time the harmless.”

Fayaz’s neighbors in Deer Park, L.I., had been shocked on the capturing.

“It’s horrible. I believe it ought to’ve by no means occurred,” stated a 47-year-old neighbor who gave his identify as Sean.

“My prayers exit to the household. It’s only a devastation. It’s unhappy that our cops today get in these conditions.”

With Emma Seiwell and Elizabeth Keogh