Cop Shot In Foot Responding To Bed-Stuy Domestic Call, NYPD Says

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A police officer was shot in the foot early Wednesday morning as he responded to calls for help from a Bed-Stuy woman who said a friend was breaking her walls, according to officials.

Officer Orlando Adorino was shot trying to handcuff Raheem Joyce, 41, on Gates and Franklin avenues just before 9 a.m., according to the NYPD and Police Benevolent Association.

Joyce struggled, pulled out a 9mm pistol and shot the cop in the foot, said Chief of Detectives James Essig at a press conference.

"He struggled, a shot was fired striking our officer foot," Essig said. "Then our perpetrator took off."

Joyce ran to Monroe Street, but cops quickly caught up with him and squeezed off several shots, Essig said.

Joyce fired two shots and two officers fired back six times, hitting Joyce twice in the left thigh, according to Essig.

His gun was recovered at the scene, officials said.

The wounded Joyce was brought to Brookdale Hospital, while Adorino was brought to Kings County Hospital, Essig said.

Adorino was released from the hospital later the same day, when he received a round of applause from fellow cops.

Joyce had 17 prior arrests in Georgia between 1998 and 2014, most for low-level drug offenses and a DWI, Essig said.

Mayor Eric Adams thanked the officers at a press conference Wednesday morning.

"The only reason that other New Yorkers are going to feel that safety is because we have those types of officers that are out here placing themselves on the front line to deal with violence in our city," Adams said.