Man who shot cop in Staten Island drug raid sentenced before sobbing family, dozens of NYPD

New York’s Staten Island. A Staten Island man found guilty of shooting an NYPD detective was called to the defense table on Friday for sentencing, seated with relatives in a courtroom otherwise packed with law enforcement.

Nelson Pizarro, 42, entered a guilty plea to second-degree attempted murder in August and will be serving a 16-year sentence upstate. The accusations, which were brought before the state Supreme Court in St. George, were related to an event that happened in New Springville on January 20, 2022.

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