An off-duty New York City correction officer has been hailed a hero after he shot a man who pointed a gun at a crowd at a memorial service in Queens on Sunday night.
The incident occurred at a Queens motorcycle club around 8 p.m. during a memorial event. Police said the off-duty correction officer, David Donegan, was in the vicinity of the crowd and “saw the male pointing the gun at the crowd.”
Donegan quickly took out his gun and fired at the individual, striking his torso. Police confirmed that three individuals were transferred to hospital with gunshot wounds. It is unclear if Donegan was shot by the first or second shooter who got involved….