Hello everyone,
First and foremost Happy New Year to you all. I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and enjoyed the time with their family and loved ones. For those of you who are not aware, we had a shooting incident regarding an off duty officer here in the 25 precinct. Around 0730 hours, Police Officer Keith Wagenhauser was off duty in his private vehicle in the parking lot of the 25 PCT when his driver side rear window was struck by a stray bullet causing it to shatter. Keith just completed working an overtime midnight detail in central parking after working his regular scheduled tour and because the department mandated every member of service to work on both January 1, 2022 and January 2, 2022 for coverage, Keith had to work another tour in a few hours. He planned to take a nap in the dorm rooms but due to the lack of space and size of the doom rooms in the command there were no more beds available, so he went to take a nap in his car instead. Keith suffered multiple lacerations from broken glass fragments and a fractured skull. He was removed to Cornell Hospital. Surgery was successful and they inserted a titanium plate in his skull. He is resting well with his wife and children at his bedside.
We do not believe he was an intended target. We had another officer in the parking lot at the time of the incident, and he did not hear any gun shots. We also did not have any shot spotter activations in the immediate area. These investigative leads, as well as others, is leading us at this time to believe it was a bullet that was fired from several blocks away, and as it came back down, it just happened to strike him in his skull. He is the unluckiest, and at the same time, the luckiest person in the world.
I want to personally thank each and every one of you for the tremendous outpouring of support. It really makes a significant difference on the moral of the officers involved, as well as to Keith and his family.
Thank you again, chris
Deputy Inspector Christopher Henning
Commanding Officer, 25th Precinct
120 East 119th street, NY NY 10035
(O) 212-860-6549
(M) 917-846-7194
