NYPD cop in coma after being shot in the head

NY Post

 

"A city cop was critically wounded by a cowardly ex-con who blasted two bullets into his head on a Queens street Saturday evening — the fifth NYPD officer to be shot in as many months.

Officer Brian Moore

"Plainclothes officer Brian Moore, 25, was in a medically induced coma after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, law-enforcement sources told The Post.

"The suspected gunman, Demetrius Blackwell, was in custody Saturday night after allegedly firing at Moore as the cop approached in an unmarked police car.

"Blackwell was charged with attempted murder, assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, authorities said." . . .