D.C. Police Say NYPD Officer Shot Teen, Then Left

Washington, DC – An off-duty New York City police inspector shot and wounded a 16-year-old youth who apparently was trying to rob him in Northwest Washington. The official then left the scene and reported the shooting to his department only after returning to New York.

D.C. police said they were investigating the incident. The officer, identified as Robert Wheeler, is an inspector with 24 years of service who works for the department’s transit division, authorities said.