JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- An off-duty state court officer fatally shot a man who attempted to rob him in Jamaica, Queens, Sunday night, authorities said.
The 50-year-old New York state court officer was en route to his second job, as a security guard, when he was held up on Merrick Boulevard and South Road at around 8:40 p.m.
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The suspect demanded cash at gunpoint.
The off-duty officer, who was in his security guard uniform, pulled his weapon and shot the suspect in the torso, according to investigators.
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The would be mugger was pronounced dead at Queens General Hospital Center.
The court officer, assigned to State Supreme Court on Staten Island, is in stable condition.