Adeed Fayaz, an off-duty Pakistani-American cop, was killed in a robbery

• A Pakistani-American officer was shot in the head while off duty.
• He had been hospitalized in Brooklyn for three days.
• He was a married man with two children.

NEW YORK — A Pakistani-American officer with the New York Police Department who was shot in the head while off duty on Saturday has died, the city’s police commissioner announced Tuesday night.

Adeed Fayaz, a five-year veteran of the New York Police Department (NYPD), had been hospitalized in Brooklyn for three days following the Saturday night shooting. He was a married man with two children.

“Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said. “Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today. Our department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers.”

Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city.

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Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today.

Our Department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers. pic.twitter.com/zK9BdHwvM1

— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) February 7, 2023

Randy Jones, 38, of New York City, was arrested Monday in connection with the shooting, authorities announced at a news conference.

500 police officers of Pakistani ancestry

About 500 police officers of Pakistani ancestry work for the NYPD.

According to NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig, Fayaz had been in communication with a man selling a Honda Pilot on Facebook Marketplace for $24,000. The cop and his brother-in-law met the man on Saturday, who playfully asked if they were carrying a gun, to which both men said no, according to Essig.

What a show of support for slain NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz, who has died after he was shot during an attempted robbery over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/O5MhWSnm5c

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“At this time, our perpetrator grabs (Fayaz) in a headlock, points the gun at his head, and demands the money,” Essig said.

When Fayaz said he didn’t have the money, the man pointed the gun at the brother-in-law, according to Essig.

“Officer Fayaz was able to break free, at which time the man fired, striking him in the head,” Essig said. “As (the suspect) flees, he continues to fire towards both the officer and his brother-in-law.”

According to Essig, the brother-in-law snatched a gun from Fayaz’s hip and fired at least six times. The assailant fled the scene in his car. Dashboard camera footage from the brother-in-vehicle law’s assisted authorities in identifying the vehicle in which the assailant fled, he added.

According to reports, the assailant lured both the officer and his brother-in-law down an alley where the shooting occurred. In the alley, there were no cameras.

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