Migrant charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting 2 NYPD officers

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EAST ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) --- A migrant is accused of shooting of shooting two NYPD officers in Queens on Monday, police said.

Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, 19, was charged Tuesday with two counts of attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.

The officers, identified as Richard Yarusso and Christopher Abreu, were chasing down a suspect when he opened fire, according to the NYPD. Yarusso was shot near his stomach, but saved by his bulletproof vest. Abreu was shot in the leg.

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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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