"According to the investigation, shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica responded to multiple 911 calls reporting an armed robbery at a smoke shop at 92-18 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. When NYPD Police Officer Rich Wong and his partner, Officer Nicholas Pryor, arrived near the scene at 160th Street and Jamaica Avenue, one of the 911 callers approached the officers' cruiser, pointed towards Worthy and identified him as the alleged robber."
"As they ran, Worthy turned and fired a gun, striking Wong in the leg. The bullet tore through his thigh and struck a bystander in the leg. Wong discharged his service weapon three times in response, striking Worthy twice, in his torso and face. Officers recovered a .357 Magnum Colt Python revolver that was found next to Worthy after he was shot."
Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting an armed robbery at a smoke shop in Jamaica. Officer Rich Wong and Officer Nicholas Pryor arrived, and a caller identified Gary Dean Worthy as the suspect. Worthy ran, then turned and fired, striking Wong in the thigh and a bystander in the leg. Wong fired three times, hitting Worthy twice in the torso and face. A .357 Magnum revolver was recovered next to Worthy. Worthy was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital; Wong and the bystander were treated and released. OSI concluded prosecutors could not disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer's use of deadly force was justified under New York law.
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