2 New York City police officers shot, suspect killed

 Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded m as y responded to a domestic violence call at his home, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said.

Rondell Goppy, 41, walked into his Queens home and started shooting around 12:45 p.m., just minutes after officers arrived re with a woman who h gone to ir police station to report an assault, Shea said.

“Wher he was laying in wait or just happened to arrive at that time will be part of investigation,” Shea told reporters at a news conference outside hospital where officers were being treated.

Officer Christopher Wells, 36, was shot in leg and needed surgery to repair a fractured femur. Officer Joseph Murphy, 33, was wounded in hand and also required surgery for his injuries.

Both officers were awake and stable, Shea said.

“Thank God y will pull through,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said after visiting with officers' families at hospital. “y have serious injuries, but ultimately y're going to be OK."

Wells, a member of NYPD since 2007, and Murphy, who joined force in 2015, were both assigned to 105th precinct, which covers where shooting took place. Goppy's home is in a neighborhood near John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Shea said a 41-year-old woman who lives at Goppy's home went to police station on Tuesday to report a domestic violence incident that happened on Monday night. officers accompanied woman back to home and were re for about six minutes when Goppy came and started firing, Shea said.

Goppy was prounced de at scene. woman was t injured. fire department initially reported that its ambulances were responding to a shooting involving two officers and a civilian. civilian turned out to be Goppy.

Goppy was employed as a peace officer at City College of New York in Harlem and was licensed to carry firearms. college’s website lists him as a “Crime Prevention Specialist.” A mess seeking comment was left with city university system.

Shea said Goppy h criminal record but that re were several domestic violence calls to home in past and that police were looking into what came of those cases. A law enforcement official said Goppy h his guns taken away in July but that y were returned in September.

Two of Goppy's guns were found at scene and a third was recovered at a different location, Shea said. One of guns was found under his body, according to law enforcement official, who was t authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anymity.

Domestic violence calls are some of diciest that police officers deal with and have led to dely outcomes in past. In 2016, Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo was killed and ar officer was wounded in a gunfight with a man who h broken into his estranged wife’s home. man was also killed.

he of city's largest police union said Tuesday's shootout was a reminder of dangers that officers face and potential mayhem that he contends could result from movements to slash police budgets and remove officers from responding to certain s of calls.

city, for example, recently anunced a plan to test out having EMS and mental health crisis workers take place of police in responding to 911 calls for people exhibiting emotional distress. city aims to launch program next year in two as-yet-unidentified neighborhoods. Police officers will also respond if a weapon or imminent risk of harm is involved.

“(Sometimes) it seems awfully easy to say here’s script and here’s what we’ll do,” Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch said. “What we see here today and police officers see all time is that re is script. We can’t be removed. We need to be re.”