An NYPD detective was shot twice in a friendly fire incident while responding to a carjacking Whitestone, Queens Friday morning, authorities said.
It happened just before 9 a.m. near 21st Road and 144th Street, by Exit 15 of the Whitestone Expressway.
The detective was struck in the hand and leg, and rushed to Jamaica Hospital. He was said to be conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital, and is undergoing surgery.
Officers on the scene after an NYPD officer was shot in Whitestone, Queens on Aug. 22, 2025.
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The incident started at around 8:52 a.m. when a rideshare driver had parked his Toyota Highlander by the service road of the Whitestone Expressway, police said. He was approached by a man who “displays what appears to be a firearm to the driver.”
The rideshare driver got out of the vehicle and was assaulted, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The suspect then drove off as the driver called 911, but the driver still had the key fob, so the perp turned around, drove back, struck another car, and assaulted the driver to get the key fob, Tisch said.
By the time the suspect was driving away with the car, officers from the 109th Precinct were responding to the rideshare driver’s 911 call, and tried to stop the car. Narcotics detectives returning from executing a search warrant joined the officers to assist by blocking the car.
Three of the officers opened fire at 8:57 a.m., but the suspect wasn’t struck – one of the detectives was hit instead in the right hand and left leg, Tisch said.
“During the apprehension, one detective from Queens South Narcotics was shot twice, wounded in the arm and the leg. At this time, it appears that this was a friendly fire incident. Thankfully, these injuries are non-life threatening, and we expect him to make a full recovery,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.
“Blessedly, as the mayor said, our officer is in stable condition and is both conscious and alert. I am pleased to report that I met with him and his family and he is in good spirits. He is in surgery now,” Tisch said.
The entire incident was caught on officer body cameras. Police said they did not find a weapon on the suspect.
Adams said the detective, a 12-year veteran, has a pregnant wife. The detective is undergoing surgery.
Suspect has lengthy rap sheet, “has no business walking free”
The suspect was identified as Kevin Dubisson, 28. He is in custody.
“I want to be clear. Regardless of who shot our detective, there’s one person responsible for starting the chain of events that landed us in the hospital today. This is a man who should’ve been behind bars, not on our streets. He’s a 28-year-old recidivist, with a lengthy rap sheet of robbery and assaulting officers who was on parole for a robbery that took place in March, and was literally arrested again yesterday and released with a desk appearance ticket,” Adams said. “This is a definition, I believe, of insanity – arresting the same people over and over again and expecting different results. NYPD is gathering more information about the crime, but it’s clear this individual has no business walking free and endangering New Yorkers.”
“Mr. Dubisson has a lengthy, violent criminal history, with 10 career unsealed arrests, including multiple knifepoint robberies and multiple assaults on police officers. At just 28 years old, he is a four-time convicted felon. Mr. Dubisson is currently out on parole for robbery after being released from prison in March of this year, and was actually arrested just yesterday for theft of service in Manhattan and released with a desk appearance ticket,” Tisch said. “This chain of events began because a career criminal, a person who has terrorized victims for nearly a decade, was allowed to continue his violent spree. It is unconscionable that a violent, predicate felon, who pled guilty to two more robberies was out on the streets to commit his crimes today. That is criminal justice reform for you.”
“Today we are reminded once more of the risk that every man and woman that performs public safety in the city, specifically members of the New York Police Department faces when they put on the uniform and that badge. Especially with our current state laws that allow for a revolving door of criminal activity, and for dangerous people to be put back on our streets after they have committed crimes, and as recently as yesterday, and on parole. It just sends a terrible signal to our public, and a terrible signal to the men and women who attempt to apprehend and ensure our city is a safe place,” Adams said.
“I heard something loud, like heavy, and I thought it was gunshots”
“I was in bed. Some screaming of this victim woke me up,” an area resident said. “It’s, like, more persistent and loud, so my dad opens the door to see what’s up. And then it’s just, it’s this poor victim, this poor Asian guy, got his car stolen. And then I think he says something about ‘weapon, weapon,’ and just in the nick of time, too. The cops come and pick him up, to go get the suspect, and then a little bit after that I hear something. I heard something loud, like heavy, and I thought it was gunshots.”
An NYPD officer was shot in Whitestone, Queens on Aug. 22, 2025.
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“Praying for the NYPD detective shot in the line of duty this morning in Queens. Grateful his injuries are not life-threatening and wishing him a full recovery,” Gov. Kathy Hochul wrote on social media.
“I think it is horrific news, and I am thankful at the early reports that that officer is going to recover from those injuries. I keep him and his family in my prayers, and I look forward to an investigation as to how this occurred,” Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said during an unrelated news conference in Manhattan.
Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo responded to the shooting on social media.
“Today an NYPD detective was shot in the line of duty in Queens. We pray for his recovery. Violence against our police is an attack on all New Yorkers. As Mayor, I will always stand with the men and women of the NYPD who put their lives on the line to keep us safe,” Cuomo wrote.
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