Protestors, NYPD clash over Rosado shooting
BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
On Aug. 29, 24-year-old
Michael Rosado was shot
and killed following a shootout
with off-duty NYPD offi
cers that also involved his
45-year-0ld father, Rafael
Rosado, in the west Bronx.
Rafael Rosado was arraigned
on Aug. 30 in Bronx
Criminal Court on charges
including attempted murder,
criminal possession of
a weapon, criminal use of
a fi rearm, and reckless endangerment.
Since the shooting, a series
of protests and marches
to the 46th Precinct have
been held, but Friday night
was the fi rst instance of violence
as protestors jostled
with police offi cers for control
of metal barricades
setup outside the precinct.
According to police, at
approximately 10:30 p.m.,
on Sept.3, at Valentine Avenue
and East 180th Street,
an unidentifi ed suspect
poured gasoline onto an
NYPD van, before fl eeing
the scene. The van and the
occupants inside the van
were unharmed.
Surveillance video released
Protestors face off with police outside the 46th Precinct in Fordham on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Photo Adrian Childress
by the NYPD also
shows protestors and police
offi cers budging against
each other over barricades
that had fallen and clips of
protestors hurling eggs and
trash at idle police vehicles.
“While protesting, the
group began to push barricades
protecting the precinct as
well as throwing eggs at a
marked police van,” according
to Sgt. Brendan Ryan,
an NYPD spokesman regarding
Another clip shows four
protestors climbing on top
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into police offi cers
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of a police van and performing
demonstrative actions
such as waving a fl ag and
putting fi sts and middle fi ngers
into the air.
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poured gasoline remains
at large, and a police
investigation is underway.
According to Ryan, if apprehended,
the perpetrator
could face state or federal
charges.
Meanwhile, the New York
State Attorney General’s offi
ce is expected to open an
investigation into the Aug.
29 shooting
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