for the public s help. listen. this was just not an attack on 3 brave officers. this was an attack on the city of new york. it is an attack of the children and families of the city. reporter: police say this is the gunman that you see on the screen. identified as 47-year-old lashan mcnile, mcnile shot and wounded by third officer after he tried to run out after he opened fire. mcnile was on probation for felony, drug charge out of, no w york city and second officer wilbur mora. back out here live we can tell you this is the fifth nypd officer that s been shot so far this month as they grieve the
#. right now in new york a candlelight vigil is under way in a city reeling for yet another attack on police. it happened last night in harlem. a gunman killed 22-year-old officer jason rivera as he and others responded to a domestic dispute. his fellow officer, 27-year-old wilbur mora was also shot and seriously injured. cnn s mark morales joins us with the latest. so tell us more about this, mark. reporter: well, at the moment officer wilbur, he is fighting for his life. he s been in surgery. he went into surgery yesterday after the shooting. and remember this is this caps off a really violent week where we saw five officers since the start of january really five officers who have been shot, and now we have the situation where one of those officers, jason rivera, was killed in the line of duty. wilbur now fighting for his
the deputy multiple times reporter: authorities now looking for a white toyota avalon. what they believe could be the suspect s car. what we are seeing on what appears to be a regular basis on the streets of harris county has got to stop reporter: this tragedy comes less than two days after a gun battle kille officer jason rivera and badly injured officer wilbur mora. he is fighting for his life they were responding to a domestic disturbance call friday night at a harlem apartment, when police say the accused suspect fired multiple times when the pair approached we can t continue to allow violent shooters to remain on the street we need to collaborate with city, state, and federal entities the way we did during 9/11 reporter: this latest violence brings the tally to five nypd officers shot this year tonight, as communities in texas and new york mourn the
the officer that is currently recovering, wilbur mora who they say is fighting for his life after being shot alongside his partner, the fourth officer shot in the line of duty this week. it has to stop, they write. all of our hero officers deserve to come home always. you also really are hearing this call for change, and improvement coming from the mayor himself, eric adams, who certainly is likely going to feel even more pressure to actually act on that vow that he made during his campaign to increase security in certain parts of the city, and rye to restore peace and order to some of those parts of the city that have experienced some tragic shootings including the shooting of a baby, just this week. it is our city against the killers. this was just not an attack on
abby. feel schools are taking away the parental rights as school board member has a message for that, i do not work for you. david: we will talk about that message, first as crime and democrat run cities grows loved ones mourn the loss of nypd rookie officer jason rivera and pray for wilbur mora who remains in critical condition after being shot in the line of duty, hundreds of police officers lining the streets today to salute officer rivera as his body was escorted to a funeral home, heartbreaking video surfacing showing rivera giving a motivating message to his fellow high school students when he was in high school just a few years ago. i want you all to do it when i was a freshman i did not have no one to motivate me. i want to motivate you i want you to hear my voice and know that you will get through it.