Lahione Soto, a 30-year-old illegal migrant from the Dominican Republic, was fatally shot after brandishing a gun at an off-duty NYPD officer during a robbery attempt in Washington Heights. Soto had participated in three other armed robberies just hours before the incident. Along with an accomplice, he allegedly robbed victims, including a married couple, within a 20-minute timeframe. Following the confrontation, Soto was pronounced dead at the hospital, while his accomplice fled the scene. The off-duty cop sustained non-life-threatening injuries and recovered a loaded firearm from the scene.
Lahione Soto, of the Dominican Republic, died after he was shot by the cop outside a residential building in Washington Heights late Sunday.
Soto was one of two moped-riding perps who ambushed the off-duty officer, accused of carrying out three other gunpoint robberies just hours earlier.
Sources said the duo allegedly robbed multiple victims, including a married couple, of their jewelry and stole a moped in a 20-minute span.
A loaded 9mm firearm was recovered at the scene, and the off-duty cop was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
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