A man approached by three NYPD detectives in an unmarked car was shot dead on Thursday when he produced a .357 revolver for identification, according to the NY Daily News.
Investigators said the unmarked car from the Brooklyn Anti-Crime unit was patrolling a quiet stretch of Fifth Ave. due to a recent rash of strong-arm robberies, police said.
As the car reached 33rd St., opposite Greenwood Cemetery, the officers noticed a loitering man who matched a description of a robbery suspect, police said.
The cops then pulled over and beckoned the man to the car, according to witnesses.
He began yelling at the cops – and then pulled out the handgun from his waistband as he bent over to peer in the driver’s side window.
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As the cop behind the wheel desperately grappled with the gunman, his partner hopped out of her passenger seat, raced around the car and fired one shot, police said.
