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
gunshots. investigators calling this an ambush, the shooting happened inside harlem apartment complex. you can see the heavy police presence on friday night. nypd officers were called from a woman who said she was fighting with adult son but did not tell investigators there were any weapons in the apartment. the officers tried to speak with the man in the back room and that s when they say he opened fire. the ambush left one officer dead and another in critical condition. this is a photo of the officer, nypd now identifying the officer who was killed as 22-year-old jason rivera, the medical examiner telling fox news today the rooky officer was shot at least two times, hit in the head and in historieso. rivera joined the department in november of 2020, was more than just a cop here. he was a husband, a friend and a son. police tell us this is the gunman, 47-year-old lashan mcnile. at the time of the shooting mcnile was on probation for