Suspect in fatal shooting of NYPD officer ID'd as Tyrone Howard

NEW YORK -- The suspect accused of shooting and killing a New York City police officer Tuesday night was released from a hospital Wednesday and transferred to police custody, reports CBS New York.

He has been identified as 30-year-old Tyrone Howard. He has not yet been officially charged.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on a pedestrian overpass, where two officers caught up with a man suspected of stealing a bicycle, after responding to a report of shots fired, the station reported. Police officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire.

Randolph Holder in undated photo NYPD

New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said late Tuesday that 33-year-old officer Randolph Holder died at Harlem Hospital after being shot in the head. Holder was a five-year veteran of the NYPD, Bratton said.

"He did what every other officer in the NYPD does when the call comes -- he ran toward danger," police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday. "It was the last time he will respond to that call."

The suspect suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He has 20 prior arrests including assault, robbery, criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of marijuana, public lewdness, criminal trespass and conspiracy, according to police.

Howard was wanted and was being sought by the NYPD for a previous shooting in Harlem.

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