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Retired cop shoots machete-wielding man in Staten Island road-rage spat: sources

By Larry Celona, Joe Marino, Amanda Woods,

2024-03-27

A retired NYPD cop shot and wounded a man who threatened him with a machete during a broad-daylight road rage incident on Staten Island Wednesday, law enforcement sources said.

A 45-year-old, blade-wielding man confronted the 50-year-old former officer just before 9:30 a.m. at Vineland Avenue near Grantwood Avenue in Annadale following a traffic collision, authorities and sources said.

In response, the ex-officer pulled out a gun and shot the man in the chest on the tree-lined, residential block, cops said.

Video shows retired cop shooting machete-wielding man in Staten Island road-rage feud

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39yM6i_0s70yVOF00 — The violent confrontation began when a 45-year-old man whipped out a machete, cops said. Courtesy Owen Reiter/Staten Island Advance

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1R7a1I_0s70yVOF00 — The retired cop opened fire, striking the machete-wielding man in the chest. Aristide Economopoulos

Hire more cops, Mr. Mayor

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0RCSZI_0s70yVOF00 — The shooter remained at the scene after the broad-daylight chaos. Aristide Economopoulos

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The wounded man was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

The shooter stayed at the scene, and no one was immediately charged.

The investigation was ongoing by the early afternoon, cops said.

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John Whikehart

03-28

Not retired left force advance wrong again should not have gun

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03-28

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