Off-duty NYPD officer shot in Manhattan; 7th shot this year

Off-duty NYPD officer shot in Manhattan; 7th shot this year

An NYPD captain, right, lines up in formation outside St. Patrick's Cathedral for Officer Wilbert Mora's funeral, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in New York. For the second time in under a week, police converged on New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral to pay tribute to a young officer gunned down while answering a call for help in Harlem. Mora was shot along with Officer Jason Rivera on Jan. 22 while responding to a call about a domestic argument in an apartment. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say an off-duty New York City police officer has been shot in the left foot in Manhattan. It is the seventh time an NYPD officer has been shot this year. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Broadway and 130th Street in the borough’s Manhattanville section. Police said the officer was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital in stable condition. Police said they are investigating what led to the shooting. No arrests have been made. It wasn’t clear if the assailants knew the person shot was an officer.

Photo: An NYPD captain, right, lines up in formation outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral for Officer Wilbert Mora’s funeral, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)