A New York father was arrested on Sunday morning for firing at police officers who just killed his son.
NYPD say 45-year-old Raphael Rosado took the gun from the hands of his 24-year-old son Mike as he lay dying to continue the shootout with two off-duty cops. The incident happened shortly after 4 AM in The Bronx, after the father and son became involved in an argument with a group of men outside a bodega.
According to NY Daily News, it began as a shouting match, before both sides began throwing bottles at each other; that’s when the younger Rosado went to his car and returned with a gun, and opened fire.
Two plainclothes officers, who had just finished their shift and were leaving the nearby 46th Precinct, saw the commotion and pulled out their weapons; they identified themselves and ordered Mike to drop his gun; he refused and shot at them.
They returned fire, striking him in the chest. It was at this point officers said his father then grabbed the gun and began shooting at the officers; they returned fire once again, but nobody else was hit.