NY Cops Allegedly Did Nothing After Man Shot Self In The Leg

A pair of on-duty New York City Police Department officers stood by and did nothing as a man near them seemingly shot himself in the leg earlier this week, surveillance footage showed.

The two unnamed policemen were on a foot patrol for a “crime reduction” assignment on the corner of 136th Street and Seventh Avenue Monday night when the incident occurred, the New York Daily News reported.

The officers were standing on the Harlem sidewalk while leaning up against a building with their legs crossed as they watched a group of men drinking and gambling just steps away from them, according to a police source.

Surveillance footage showed an apparent flash of a muzzle while the two officers were in the area, which prompted the group of men to scatter. One of the men, who appeared to have shot himself in the leg, can be seen hopping away from the scene.

The two officers maintained their positions for several seconds before one of them leaned forward to the corner, turned around and leaned against the wall again with his partner. A parked car later drove away and revealed that an NYPD-marked vehicle had been present all along. The officers were also seen approaching the car later on in the clip.

Police received a 911 call regarding shots being fired, but the two officers never reported the shooting on their radios, the police source said. Instead, they reported it as a "fireworks incident" and requested a supervisor to come to the scene a couple of minutes later, according to the report.

The man who was shot left the gun in the middle of the sidewalk next to a 50-foot trail of blood, the source said.

It was unclear if the officers faced any disciplinary action over the incident.

"We are aware of the incident, which is under internal review," an NYPD spokesman was quoted as saying Wednesday night.

The scene was reminiscent of the moment a 65-year-old woman was attacked by a parolee in front of a Manhattan apartment building in late March, while staff members and security stood by and watched the assault unfold before them.

A doorman and a concierge from the building were later fired from their jobs after they failed to help the elderly woman.