Wild footage released Friday shows the moment NYPD cops fired a volley of bullets at a man who confronted them with a BB gun in an apparent case of suicide-by-cop.
at a man who confronted them with a BB gun in an apparent case of suicide-by-cop.
On dashcam video, Officer Theresa Haley can be heard over the intercom ordering Astarita to move into the right lane and pull over into the Shore Road Park rest area — which he did after several commands. Haley got back in her car and continued the pursuit, staying on Astarita’s tail until after the Verrazzano Bridge merge — where she positioned her vehicle in front of the suspect’s Jeep, cops said.But as they approached the Bay 8th Street exit, Astarita rear-ended Haley’s vehicle. But Astarita took off again, prompting Haley to yell, “You’re not smart!” as she got back behind the wheel.