Video: Police car runs over woman threatening to shoot bystanders on Long Island
The vehicle struck the woman by the side. As she tried to flee the scene, several officers threw her to the ground and arrested her.
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A video of Long Island, N.Y., police went viral after their action led to the shocking arrest of a woman threatening bystanders with a gun. As can be seen in the images posted on Reddit, a woman was on the sidewalk between Bellmore Ave. and Jerusalem Ave. in Bellmore, N.Y., around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
The woman was holding a gun and pointing it at drivers and bystanders. She even pointed it momentarily at her own head. Just as it looks like she is about to flee, tires begin to screech, and a Nassau County Police car appears and strikes the woman on the left side of her body:
After this, the woman tries to run, but two officers get out of the vehicle, throw her to the ground and attempt to detain her as they shout, "Drop the gun!" She tries to resist, and appears to attempt to grab the gun back after it had fallen to the ground. However, police are able to subdue her before she can take it.
Nassau police commissioner defends the actions of his officers
A third police officer arrives to the scene shortly after is able to get her in handcuffs, proceeding to the arrest of the 33-year-old woman, who was transferred to a local hospital after suffering minor injuries.
The police officer driving the vehicle was also hospitalized. Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder applauded the officers' conduct during the incident and told News 12 that both the officer driving the vehicle and his fellow officers were following correct protocol:
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