NYPD Officer Kevin Herlihy Shot In Harlem Subway Station; Suspect Michael McBride Dead On The Scene [UPDATE]

A New York police officer was shot a little after 4PM Tuesday inside the subway station at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street in Harlem. [UPDATE BELOW]

Sources tell NBC New York the suspect was shot and killed.

The officer, a member of the Queens violent felony squad, was shot in the arm and was transported to Columbia Presbyterian hospital where he is in stable condition, according to The New York Daily News.

Due to an investigation at the scene, A, B, C and D trains are bypassing the station in both directions.

[UPDATE] The cop shot on Valentine's Day has been identified as eighteen-year veteran NYPD detective Kevin Herlihy. Herlihy chased 52-year-old career criminal Michael McBride-- wanted for shooting his ex-girlfriend's daughter in the head-- into a Harlem subway station Tuesday, where McBride opened fire.

According to The New York Post, the two exchanged 19 shots, "sending terrified straphangers running for cover in the crowded station at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street." When all was over, Herlihy had been shot twice in the arm and McBride was dead from gunshots to the chest.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a statement outside Columbia Presbyterian Hall Tuesday night, telling reporters that he had one birthday wish:

“We're here in the 32nd Precinct and murders here are, I'm happy to say, 55 percent lower than they were just 10 years ago. But we all know that that is not good enough. And as long as Federal laws allow guns to flow onto our streets, criminals will be able to get them and Police Officers will be in danger.

“My one birthday wish - beyond a full recovery for Detective Herlihy - would be for every member of Congress to join me here today and look into the eyes of Detective Herlihy and his wife Adrienne and explain why Washington isn’t doing more to prevent shootings like this from happening.

"Public safety must be government's number one priority. We owe that to our citizens, and we owe that to our police officers. And you can be sure that we will continue doing everything possible to convince Washington to live up to that responsibility."

Bloomberg expressed similar sentiments after the recent shootings of NYPD officers Peter Figoski and Kevin Brennan.

Comments

[THE REALITY Tsar]

03:19 PM on 02/15/2012

B'Berg's anti Second Amendment rants are always the same and misguided. The perps in each of these cases are career criminals. The guy who killed officer Figoski had 16 prior arrests, and the guy who tried to kill officer Brennan had 14 priors. The answer is to execute these career mutts after the second or third felony. Hell we don't even prosecute them. Hynes and the other DAs negotiate some BS plea deal (virtually always dropping the gun charge which has mandatory jail time.) and the perps are heros back in the hood.

Only when a normal citizen gets cuaght carrying a gun (because they can not get a permit in Bloomberg's NY), do they charge the gun crime to make an example of them.

Remember, Bloomberg always has at least four armed NYPD Bodyguards with him, but F' you if you try to get gun permit.

[joesog]

03:32 PM on 02/15/2012

You may take some heat for your comment, but not from me. You are right on the money Tsar.

[ripples]

02:33 PM on 02/15/2012

Not a fan of Bloombergs but he is right about gun control.

[choudoufu]

02:36 PM on 02/15/2012

They have the strictest laws in the nation. Maybe he's not so right

[jl4141]

02:58 PM on 02/15/2012

No, you don't understand his argument about gun control, which is that the end result of the ease and prevalence with which guns are made available in other states is their being distributed illegally in our nation's poorest neighborhoods. Buy 'em legally in North Carolina, sell 'em illegally in Bushwick. See?

[joesog]

01:55 PM on 02/15/2012

Job well done Officer Kevin Herlihy. Hope you have a speedy recovery. The up side to this shooting is that this piece of garbage will not be shooting anyone again. Get well soon brother.

[choudoufu]

02:27 PM on 02/15/2012

and we don't have to pay for his incarceration

[joesog]

02:31 PM on 02/15/2012

Thats the best part of this whole. Fanned.

[rikilii]

01:49 PM on 02/15/2012

"And as long as Federal laws allow guns to flow onto our streets, criminals will be able to get them and Police Officers will be in danger."

Bloomberg certainly never squanders an opportunity to whine about gun ownership rights.  I have news for you Mikey, cocaine and meth are totally illegal in this country, yet they still "flow onto our streets" like water.  What makes you think it would be any different with guns, even if they were banned outright?

[choudoufu]

02:28 PM on 02/15/2012

Great point.

[LibertarianCentrist]

01:35 PM on 02/15/2012

Wait, a black suspected murderer, who shoots a cop in flight, gets killed by that officer?? I say job well done, I'm sure Jesse Jackson will say Racist.

[UnknownSolider]

01:57 PM on 02/15/2012

What does race have to do with this..........oh yeah, Ron Paul supporter figures

[choudoufu]

02:29 PM on 02/15/2012

read the post below yours

[billblow3]

01:17 PM on 02/15/2012

Can someone PLEASE tell me..when have we ever seen a black cop shoot and kill some white person, even when that white person has a gun or any weapon in his or her hand...and let me hear you whites out here say race has nothing to do with this case and I'll tell you, you're in DENIAL just like the rest of this country.

[rikilii]

01:52 PM on 02/15/2012

Do you think this officer shot himself in the arm to frame the "suspect"?

[UnknownSolider]

02:04 PM on 02/15/2012

Ok, lets tackle this one. White people in integrated areas are very rarely shot by the police, no matter the color of the officer. Do some people have a problem with the blantant r@cism in the NYPD, short answer Yes. The next question is do you want to side with criminals over the NYPD, the short answer for me is No. This ex-con is alledge to have killed a young black girl with a gun shot to her head, that was someone's daughter. I have zero tolerance for criminals, the second a black man crosses the line and starts creating black victims, in black neighborhoods, he is at the mercy of the police as far as I'm concerned. There should be no sympathy.

[cost2]

12:58 PM on 02/15/2012

The Rev Al will be marching in the streets. A underprivileged black guy is viciously gunned down by racist police. We need more Bernhard Goetz, armed and ready.

[UnknownSolider]

02:06 PM on 02/15/2012

We do not need more Bernard Goetz, namely because the police would have shot him to death too. The only people in New York City who need to be walking around with guns are the NYPD. You protect your home, let the police protect the streets

[HekmagaJuximaxx]

06:12 PM on 02/15/2012

And when the day comes that the police are in Manhattan (protecting Times Square and Wall Street as usual) and you happen upon a criminal who wants your stuff, remember your words to the rest of us.

[Traditional American]

12:49 PM on 02/15/2012

Bloomsberg won't be happy until only criminals are armed.

[akazip]

11:57 AM on 02/15/2012

Bloomberg is such a dick. He won't be happy until the only people in the country who are anmed is his private army of corporate dicks - err, cops.

[LibertarianCentrist]

01:36 PM on 02/15/2012

Or criminals who buy guns illegally.....

[DocSyracuse]

11:56 AM on 02/15/2012

...52-year-old career criminal Michael McBride-- wanted for shooting his ex-girlfriend's daughter in the head...

Nice guy.

[QuestDGW]

11:49 AM on 02/15/2012

It's so funny how biased some people are towards the NYPD, simply for being part of the NYPD. You have to remember that these are people too, with families as well...don't let the bad apples spoil the work of those trying to keep us safe. There are good people and bad people in all walks of life. In regards to the article, if the officer waited until being fired upon, to return fire himself...then that is his training at work. He protected himself and those in danger around him from this idiot who was licking off shots in a populated subway station...I wish him a speedy recovery.

[choudoufu]

02:38 PM on 02/15/2012

I like the NYPD. They do a great job. FDNY, too.

[lovesholiday]

11:13 AM on 02/15/2012

nice work exchanging gunfire on a crowded subway platform

[UnknownSolider]

02:07 PM on 02/15/2012

Not the best move, but if he opens fire what other scenarios are their to end the incident as quickly as possible.

[NYCKitty]

02:31 PM on 02/15/2012

So what would your solution be? cops do their job, they're wrong. They don't do their job, they're wrong. Christ...some of you people are never happy with anything these men and women do.

[lovesholiday]

04:09 PM on 02/15/2012

I don't think escalating the situation by firing off rounds on crowded platform is certainly not the right solution

[MorpheusXNYC]

10:54 AM on 02/15/2012

I'm glad to hear about a cop NOT shooting an innocent person, using excessive force/brutality or executing someone for a minor infraction in NYC.

Bravo to this officer for serving and protecting the public from a dangerous criminal and a speedy recovery to him. Hope he gets a commendation and a promotion to detective.

[peachpage01]

09:33 AM on 02/15/2012

Now if NYPD could just keep it this simple. Bad guy who did something to warrant this kind of retribution versus innocent people being framed, beaten or killed for doing nothing. At least this time they got it right.

[libwithaclue]

10:47 AM on 02/15/2012

"Simple" is the operative word. Good cops and good police work - YES! Bad cops, police brutality, profiling, wrongful deaths and corruption - NO!

[rikilii]

01:53 PM on 02/15/2012

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[silive]

07:48 AM on 02/15/2012

I wonder where Al Sharp-ton is on this one? Ohh he is busy bringing bogus lawsuits trying to keep up his charade of never having to work an honest day in his life. Glad the officer was able to respond and we wont have to pay for a lengthy trial and incarceration.

[MorpheusXNYC]

10:46 AM on 02/15/2012

...And THERE'S the racist comment we've all been waiting for folks.

Like Chris Rock said, "That trains' NEVER late!".

[albertinad]

11:27 AM on 02/15/2012

Nope, it's an honest statement. the train is TRUTH.

[LibertarianCentrist]

01:37 PM on 02/15/2012

Where?? I don't see anything racist in anything he said...

[Waldimore]

10:49 AM on 02/15/2012

It's annoying when people like you always bring Al Sharpton's name up in every situation. The officer did his duty, he shot a criminal who was being hunted in the shooting of his girlfriend's daughter. Why should Sharpton get involved with this? Sadly, the police often shoot and kill innocent people. Should that be overlooked just because they happen to be black or Hispanic? Or do minorities deserve to be gunned down just on general principle? Sharpton has lent his voice to injustice. There's no reason for him to be involved when justice is carried out like what happened yesterday. Thankfully the officer is alright and the perp no longer a threat. And I say that as someone who lives close to the crime scene and uses that subway daily.