MMR in News around the world-NYPD officer Brian Moore dies, district attorney to seek murder charge

 

New York (CNN)New York authorities will seek a first-degree murder charge against a man accused of killing a NYPD officer.

 

Brian Moore had been in critical condition since Saturday, when he and a fellow officer were shot at while trying to question a man in Queens. Moore was struck in the head; the other officer was uninjured.

 

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Moore's death on Monday.

"In his very brief career -- less than five years -- he had already proved himself to be an exceptional young officer," Bratton said. "In that career, he had made over 159 arrests protecting and serving the citizens of this city."Moore had received two exceptional police service medals.

 

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