Man accused of shooting off-duty NYPD cop is arrested with VICTIM'S own handcuffs: Officer, 26, was wounded when Facebook Marketplace sale turned into shootout



The suspect allegedly lured the victim into an ambush by pretending to sell a car through Facebook market place.

The victim and his brother-in-law arrived with $24,000 in cash to buy the car - a Honda Pilot - when the suspect allegedly drew a gun on them.

He then allegedly opened fire and struck the officer in the head.

The victim's brother grabbed the officer's gun and fired back, but the thief managed to escape in a black BMW.

After a city-wide manhunt, the car was located abandoned in Harlem, near where the suspect lived with his girlfriend, according to The Post.

Sources also said the BMW belonged to the suspect's mother, who lived near where the shooting took place in East New York.

It is believed he could behind a similar robbery which took place near the shooting scene on January 13.

Jones has a rap sheet with at least 22 arrests on it for a variety of crimes, including some violent attacks.

He has previously been booked for harassment, grand larceny, and strangulation, according to The Post.

He was wanted for a traffic and vehicle related warrant from 2019 at the time of his arrest on Monday.

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