Luis Ortiz, Accused Shooter Of NYPD Officer Kevin Brennan, Taunts Reporters (VIDEO)

The accused shooter of NYPD officer Kevin Brennan is expected to be arraigned in court on an attempted murder charge on Thursday.

Luis "Baby" Ortiz appeared outside a Brooklyn police precinct on Wednesday in handcuffs, taunting onlookers in a heated commotion while yelling "I love the Latin Kings."

Oritz jeered at photographers telling them, "Yeah, take a picture of me." A woman then started to punch the police car Ortiz was getting into, screaming "F*ck the police! I hate the f*cking cops!" As the vehicle drove away, some members of the crowd attempted to chase the vehicle.

29-year old Officer Brennan was shot in the base of his skull on Tuesday after chasing Ortiz, who allegedly turned around and fired a shot at the officer. Brennan, a six-year veteran of the department, is currently in critical condition but doctors say a full recovery is expected.

Oritz was later found hiding in his uncle's house located at 390 Bushwick Avenue.

The suspect has a record of 14 arrests that include various drug and violence charges and was already being searched for in connection to the murder of known drug addict, Shannon McKinney, who was found dead on January 1 in front of a supermarket.

In a press conference hours after the bullet was removed from Ortiz's head, Mayor Bloomberg told reporters Brennan was a lucky man to be alive, "Tonight we have someone who have someone who has dedicated his life to protecting all of us, who has had a much too close brush with death. Thankfully tonight I think there's no reason to think [Maeve's] daddy won't be there to see her crawl for the first time and, in good time dance at her wedding."

Comments

[kchambre]

05:13 PM on 04/20/2012

Wondering if there is some subtext here we don't know about. All life is precious so the bullet in the cup from the Commissioner was TASTELESS. Thou doth protest too much . A SWAT members was KILLED in LA (very rare) and they didn't go through all these dramatics and he had about 30yrs on the force!! The guy didn't die, so stop with the dramatics.

When stories lack key details I am always suspicious and we don't know if this was a good cop or a bad cop so no need to take the argument in that direction. He could have been a good cop in a larger more evil ring of cops the scenarios are endless. I doubt if they just interrupted them for no reason was this racial profiling gone wrong. The relationship between the police and certain communities is so bad (usually due to police impropriety) that the police are like an occupying force rather than a crime deterrent. I had a cop stop me for jogging with full workout gear and headphones on so let's not be too presumptive here. Did the anchorwoman say HUNDREDS OF COPS SWARMED ON THE PROJECTS?? Sorry but for someone that had already been taken into custody that's a bit much of a police response AS USUAL, and where there is smoke there is fire, and NYPD is known for ignoring what Smokey says.

[brooklyn1990]

07:41 PM on 02/12/2012

Last week on Wednesday February 8, 2012 i was visiting Kimbo in Rikers in OBCC in the box and across from us was Ortiz aka Wiggles (at least i know that what they call him in Rikers) he visit ended right before mine and Kimbo and i saw him cry a lil as a female had to leave his visit. I truly felt sympathethic. Not because of what he did but because living in the projects and growing up with a little leads you to make wrong decisions to feed your family and its sad because the decision he may have made may cost him life in jail and I believe everyone deserves nd chance. My prayers go out to Ortiz and his family may he have a fair trial. I know how hard it is first hand to visit someone you car about behind bars and the injustices of this flawed system. I don't like the cops because they kill minorities all the time such as recently in the news but it gets brushed under the rug and justice is never served but vice versa you can get the death penalty. (p.s for all you people defending cops MANY of them are crooked especially C.O, Kimbo told me the day Ortiz arrived he was jumped by all the C.O and right now i know he still remains in the box)

[brooklyn1990]

07:25 PM on 02/12/2012

I'm not here defending the police because God knows most of them enjoy abusing the authority and racially profile minorities on a daily basis but I will say thank God he survived because noone deserves to die, especially in the line of duty so my prayers go out to him for a speedy recover. Regardless if you are a friend of Ortiz or of Brennan this is a sad situation. An officer was shot and thankfully survived and a young male's life is now destroyed, if he doesnt have a long prison sentence (which i hope its a fair sentence though it probably wont because of all the media attention and the pressure the NYPD is under the give "us" the impression they keep the streets safe) society will still eat him alive and never offer him a job due to the high profile case thus him repeating the same mistakes to survive in thsi cruel world. Its a sad cycle. I never knew him personally but through a friend of mine who is currently on Rikers Island awaiting trial for a crime he didnt commit we crossed paths I hanging out with my best friend Ortiz's brother and Kimbo (who is currently in Rikers) and its so sad to remember someone who was once free now has their lives in the palm of the white justice system. That was the last day i saw Kimbo free January 3, 2011 and this was the day i was saw Ortiz.

[Sector7G]

10:16 AM on 02/05/2012

Ortiz and his supporters should be caged up and tossed in the Hudson.

[Jim Bik]

11:28 AM on 02/04/2012

I agree with everybody who feels like this Cop deserved to be shot.Yall should let Officer Brennan listen to this while he recovers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jttMENrR0c&list=FLx6jH3R3EeWnwBEcA0fv6OA&index=3&feature=plpp_video

[ennui the third]

03:40 PM on 02/03/2012

A sick creep.

[haileyschwebbs]

03:31 PM on 02/03/2012

Dear morons who are actualy trying to claim that officer brennan deserved this... none of you are worth the floor you stand on. This is a man who is a husband a father and a friend... and many of his friends in family will read these things... im pretty sure that they know his character better than you. Being that i am one of those people... i can say that you couldnty be further from the truth... and furthermore... if any of you would like to leave the securitty of running your mouth behind a computer screen... and come to his hometown and let his family and friends know what you think about him... im sure we would love to meet you for that chance. I just cant guarantee you will be able to walk out of here...

[Alec Weinstein]

02:10 PM on 02/03/2012

Boohoo who cares about a pig they killed three people this week alone!

[NY Guy]

10:12 AM on 02/03/2012

Bring back Ole Sparky.

[Rosebudd1]

09:14 AM on 02/03/2012

Notice how on the HuffPost a big story like this gets almost no comments. Post any little thing about Sarah Palin and there will be 10,000 hate filled comments in no time. I'm no fan of her but according to the liberals she is the problem and a guy like this is just misunderstood and needs more of the 1%'s money. If it falls outside the liberal template, they don't want to acknowledge that it even exists.

[starrtime9]

08:26 AM on 02/03/2012

cops shoot and kill innocent people everyday and get away with it....excuse me for not feeling sorry when one of them is down....sorry no pity from me....let them stop shooting the poor black and hispanic kids and poor white kids too......I M TIRED OF CROOKED COPS!!!!!!

[haileyschwebbs]

03:16 PM on 02/03/2012

come on over to kevs hometown and say that... i dare you... watch how fast you get shut up... you dont realize that his friends and family read these stories... he is a stand up guy from a great town and a great family... not a crooked cop... get a life... and like i said above... its so easy to hide behind your computer... but if u really want u can let me know the time and place... ill allow you to meet some of his friends and well give u a real character analysis of the "crooked cop" you speak of... until then... you should probably just kill yourself.

[Sector7G]

10:16 AM on 02/05/2012

You are an idiot.

[starrtime9]

09:57 AM on 02/13/2012

so....whats your point??? idiot or not truth is truth...cops are out of control...

[joesog]

08:10 AM on 02/03/2012

Ortiz needs to get that smerk slapped off his home-boy ugly face. And to think that we, the taxpayers, are going to have to feed his punk for the rest of his life that he is in jail.

[BeachSurfer]

04:00 AM on 02/03/2012

BeachSurfer
Daily Our Police risk their lives for us. Officer Kevin Brennan was almost kllled, his friends may be reading our posts, can we be kind in our post as this man almost died? Bless you Beach Surfer!!

[starrtime9]

08:17 AM on 02/03/2012

umm be nice?.... some of these police officers are criminals....and that is that

[BeachSurfer]

11:58 AM on 02/03/2012

BeachSurfer
Pathetic One Police Hater starrtime9 did you just get realsed from Prision?? You are in my opinion a Criminal now go away Lttle Boy time for School!!

Can you read previous post said be nice, I will tell you be nice means do not post cruel post!!

Get a life, get a job, stop bashing the Police, get rid of your hate, take a bath, go to Church, go to counseling for your hate!! God Bless Offcier Kevin!! Beach Surfer!!




starrtime9 posts
umm be nice?.... some of these police officers are criminals.­...and that is that

[bbakkour]

04:34 PM on 02/11/2012

u said some, so does that justify every cop criminal??

[BeachSurfer]

02:35 AM on 02/03/2012

BeachSurfer

.
Officer Kevin Brennan God Bless you, May Our Blessed Lord return you to perfect health.We are Praying for you.

May the Angels be with you , Officer Kevin Brennan you are a Precious Gift from God and a Blessing get well Prayers your way!! Jesus please heal Kevin thank you Jesus!! Beach Surfer!!

[Orange22]

11:12 PM on 02/02/2012

screw u media when is the aspiring rapper and gonna go back to middle school at age 21 story gonna show like it does. you are irrisponsible just like you cover the present administration........