Meet the Hero NYPD Officer Who Took Down the NYC Terrorist and Stopped the Carnage in Its Tracks

Billy Hallowell : Nov 1, 2017
Faithwire.com

The officer, who is part of the NYPD's 1st Precinct, was at the site after responding to a report around 2:35 p.m. that there was a suicidal 17-year-old girl at nearby Stuyvesant High School; the report turned out to be unfounded, but a half-hour later, he was taking down a terrorist...

[Faithwire.com] As details continue to emerge from Tuesday's horrific attack in New York City, the name and identity of the hero cop who shot and took down the terror suspect has been revealed. (Photo: Officer Ryan Nash/via Faithwire.com)

New York Police Department Officer Ryan Nash, 28, shot Sayfullo Saipov, 29, in the stomach after Saipov allegedly drove a rented Home Depot truck through a path of New York City residents, killing 8 and injuring at least 11 others.

According to the New York Daily News, Nash, who is from Long Island and has been on the force since 2012, confronted the terrorist and then shot him when he refused to drop the firearms he was holding; those firearms later turned out to be pellet and paintball guns.

New York Daily News: 
NYPD officer Ryan Nash's quick actions stopped a terrorist from taking even more lives in Lower Manhattan

The officer, who is part of the NYPD's 1st Precinct, was at the site after responding to a report around 2:35 p.m. that there was a suicidal 17-year-old girl at nearby Stuyvesant High School; the report turned out to be unfounded, but a half-hour later, he was taking down a terrorist...

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