{"id":445337,"date":"2022-05-11T18:36:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T15:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pedro-cintron-suspect-in-fatal-nyc-shooting-commits-suicide-cops\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T18:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T15:36:24","slug":"pedro-cintron-suspect-in-fatal-nyc-shooting-commits-suicide-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pedro-cintron-suspect-in-fatal-nyc-shooting-commits-suicide-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pedro Cintron, suspect in fatal NYC shooting, commits suicide: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367de6e1634\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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himself in the head \u201cin public view\u201d on McKibbin Street near Manhattan Avenue in Williamsburg around 7:50 a.m., according to authorities and police sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was rushed to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 8:30 a.m., according to the sources.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pedro Cintron\" class=\"wp-image-22223054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cintron committed suicide Wednesday morning, according to authorities.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Police tape surrounds the scene of the shootings\" class=\"wp-image-22223053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ortega and a neighbor were shot in an apartment above the Wizard storefront pictured.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. Downs for The New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Police at the scene of the shootings\" class=\"wp-image-22223052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The shooting took place shortly after 8 a.m. Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Wayne Carrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A gun was recovered at the scene, the sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ortega was fighting with Cintron around 8:15 a.m. Monday inside the apartment on Fresh Pond Road near Palmetto Street when a female neighbor showed up to see what was going on, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the dispute, the 48-year-old neighbor went to check on the third-floor occupant,\u201d Deputy Chief Julie Morrill told reporters Monday afternoon. \u201cShe was in shock and fled back to her apartment. The male suspect followed her and continued shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"999\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?w=999\" alt=\"Pedro Cintron on surveillance footage\" class=\"wp-image-22223045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1998 1998w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1499 1498w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=999 999w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 499w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\"\/><figcaption>Ortega was fighting with Cintron (above) around 8:15 a.m. Monday before he shot her.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPD<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are shell casings throughout the hallway and stairwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortega was shot in the head and the neighbor blasted in the stomach and shoulder, cops said.<\/p>\n<p>Both women were taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where Ortega was pronounced dead and the neighbor was listed in critical but stable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cop securing police tape at the scene\" class=\"wp-image-22223046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nypd-employee-shooting-suspect-suicide-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police respond to the initial shooting on Fresh Pond Road near Palmetto Street.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Spencer Platt\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[Ortega\u2019s] family has received support from the NYPD Employee Assistance Unit,\u201d Morrill said. \u201cWe are doing everything we can to comfort them in this difficult time.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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