{"id":2258696,"date":"2024-06-03T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-shooting-of-2-nypd-officers-is-an-illegal-immigrant-from-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:26:30","slug":"suspect-in-shooting-of-2-nypd-officers-is-an-illegal-immigrant-from-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-shooting-of-2-nypd-officers-is-an-illegal-immigrant-from-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant Suspected in Shooting of 2 NYPD Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspect-in-shooting-of-2-nypd-officers-is-an-illegal-immigrant-from-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2258696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two \u200bNew York City police officers were shot by \u2062a 19-year-old Venezuelan man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-times-deported-ms-13-gang-member-released-in-sanctuary-city-kills-girlfriend-in-front-of-their-daughter-then-commits-suicide\/\" title=\"Ten-Times Deported MS-13 Gang Member Released in Sanctuary City Kills Girlfriend in Front of Their Daughter, Then Commits Suicide\">illegally entered<\/a> the US last\u2062 year. The incident occurred in Queens while investigating \u2063a robbery. The suspect, Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, fled and shot at the officers, injuring them. Both officers survived, and the\u2062 mayor condemned \u2062the violence. Two NYPD officers \u2064were shot by\u2062 a 19-year-old Venezuelan man \u2063in Queens during a robbery investigation. The suspect, Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, fled after shooting the officers, who survived the attack. The \u2063Mayor denounced the violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a> cops were shot early Monday morning by a 19-year-old Venezuelan man who illegally entered the United States last year, according to law enforcement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigators <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/morning\/migrant-who-shot-2-police-officers-in-queens-crossed-into-us-illegally-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> that the NYPD officers were shot by Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata after they attempted to stop him for driving a moped down the wrong side of the street when they were investigating a robbery in Queens at 1:40 a.m. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After police attempted to speak with him, Castro-Mata ran away on foot and fired \u201cmultiple times\u201d at the officers, hitting one in his bulletproof vest and the other in the leg, according to New York City Police Commissioner Eddie Caban. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurse-dead-4-others-injured-in-shooting-at-minn-clinic\/\" title=\"Nurse dead, 4 others injured in shooting at Minn. clinic\">officers responded<\/a>, shooting Castro-Mata in the ankle. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/03\/us-news\/two-nypd-cops-shot-in-queens-by-19-year-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">officers<\/a>, Christopher Abreu, and Richard Yarusso,\u00a0were taken to a nearby hospital where they were in stable condition. Castro-Mata was also expected to survive after having surgery on his foot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis morning we get another reminder of everything our officers do and what they do to put themselves on the line to make sure our city is safe. Every day they go toward the danger,\u201d Caban said at a press conference. \u201cThis could have gone a very different way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York Democratic Mayor Eric Adams called the incident a \u201csenseless act of violence\u201d and said the suspect showed a \u201ctotal disregard for life.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny, Castro-Mata illegally crossed into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-authorities-lock-down-eagle-pass-but-border-crossings-persist-in-surrounding-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagle Pass<\/a>, Texas, in July 2023. Kenny added that Castro-Mata\u2019s current address was at a hotel that had been turned into housing for migrants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Castro-Mata was suspected of being involved in several robberies, including one where a woman was attacked and her credit card was stolen. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe\u2019re looking at him for several other robbery patterns in the Queens area where he does have other co-defendants,\u201d Kenny told reporters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association in New York City, said that his union would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-for-civil-rights-position-rejects-presumption-of-innocence-defends-tweet-claiming-trump-era-regs-allow-students-to-rape-with-impunity\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee For Civil Rights Position Rejects Presumption Of Innocence, Defends Tweet Claiming Trump-ERA Regs Allow Students To \u2018Rape\u2019 With \u2018Impunity\u2019\">ensure justice<\/a> is served. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen the cameras are on, everyone is doing their job holding criminals accountable. When the cameras are off and people aren\u2019t paying attention the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-chicago-alderman-lori-lightfoot-putting-police-officers-lives-in-danger\/\" title=\"Democrat Chicago Alderman: Lori Lightfoot Putting Police Officers' Lives 'In Danger'\">putting police officers<\/a> and the public at risk,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New York has been flooded with illegal immigrants in recent years, with thousands being bussed in from Texas. The influx has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eric-adams-cuts-police-education-budgets-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-pounding-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placed a strain<\/a> on city budgets, with both police and education funds being cut to help accommodate migrants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two NYC officers were shot by a 19-year-old Venezuelan man who illegally entered the US last year. Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, the suspect, shot the NYPD officers after they tried to stop him for driving a moped on the wrong side of the road<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2258697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155299370.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155299370.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2258697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}