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Bronx plain clothes cop shoots teen in the face who flashed an imitation gun
Excerpts from the Daily News
Marcus Bonner took a bullet in his left cheek after narcotics detectives spotted him arguing with a rival group of teens. He pulled the imitation handgun and sent the boys running for cover, police said. Police chased Marcus to a Holland Ave. building in the Allerton section, where he lives with his mother and sister, and Marcus made another move for the BB gun. That’s when the detective squeezed off one shot, which pierced Marcus’ cheek and blasted out of his jaw.
“Rev had a BB gun and he pulled it. And they shot him. Rev was bleeding out of his mouth,” said Jessica Rivera, 28, calling Marcus by his nickname. “Damn, they tried to take his head off.”
Marcus, an aspiring rapper, was taken to Jacobi Medical Center. He was in stable condition.
Look for a star rapper in a few years called Lil No Jaw.
matt
November 7th, 2009
I thought cops aimed for the chest?
SOMEONE needs some target range time.
funkendunkel
November 7th, 2009
How About “Stiff Upper Lip”
DEVILDOC
November 7th, 2009
I can hear him rappin’ now, and he sounds like Bawney Fwank.
shootersgrandma
November 7th, 2009
The local police force:
One good use of our tax dollars!
BigFurHat
November 7th, 2009
How bout he raps an updated version of Dem Dry Bones?
My Jaw Bone connected to the Fire Hydrant.
cfm990
November 7th, 2009
Just a couple of inches away from being the recipient of the prestigious Darwin Award.
matt
November 7th, 2009
You know what this site lacks?
Compassion.
That cop most likely feels terrible for shooting so poorly.
Elektracutie
November 7th, 2009
Matt! LoLoL.
Is this “normal” for the Bronx?
wsorrian
November 7th, 2009
If this cop is white then 10:1 odds the race hustlers will be out in full force demanding the badge and indictment of an officer who was doing what he is trained to do.
What a stupid kid…
ScratchNSniff
November 7th, 2009
This is exactly why our folks in blue need to carry 50 caliber hand guns.
Boobie The Rocket Dog
November 7th, 2009
Ditto matt. Bronx cops need more target practice. NYC taxpayers will buy this a$$hole a new jaw. Better a funeral.
funkendunkel
November 8th, 2009
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
carlos
November 8th, 2009
He shot him in the face because that’s where that horrible noise was coming from…
Tim
November 8th, 2009
Hmmm. BB gun, real gun. Could be a lesson in there.
Stymie
November 8th, 2009
“Rapper TMJ and the Mandibles”
Dave @ Fancy dress
November 8th, 2009
Race has nothing to do with it, the officer is in a hostile environment and he knows that so he is probably going to be very on edge. Someone pulls out a gun, real or fake, and he reacted like anyone else would.