An off-duty NYPD officer was shot with his own gun when he intervened in a domestic dispute on Sunday night.
A young boy, identified as Jacob Rodriguez, 10, ran out onto the street on South Road and Wood Street in Jamaica around 10 p.m. He was spotted by Officer Joseph Koch who has just left a Father’s Day BBQ . The boy was screaming that his mother was being beaten by an ex boyfriend.
Koch, a domestic violence officer spring into action and riches into the house with his gun drawn. He was immediately engaged in a struggle with the suspect, 40-year-old Jose Bernazard, and three shots were fired.
At least three shots were fired in the melee. Koch was struck in the hand by a bullet, which caused several bones to shatter upon impact.
Bernazard was hit three times, in the neck, hand and abdomen.
The off-duty officer and the suspect were taken to Jamaica Hospital for treatment and were listed in stable condition.
The boy’s mother, Chrissy Rodriguez, was also taken to Jamaica and treated for a 7-inch head laceration.
Eyewitnesses to the event said Officer Koch ran down the street and scaled a fence like a superhero.
Authorities say that Chrissy Rodriguez had an order of protection against Bernazard because he tried to strangle her.
Charges against Bernazard are being compiled.