- Xavier Shaw accidentally shot himself in the leg in Harlem on August 23 in front of four police officers
- Security video seemingly shows two foot patrol cops and two officers in a parked SUV failing to act during shooting
- At no time do they appear to render aid to the victim, or to secure gun, according to the footage
- Officers identified as Joshua Polo, Gifford Griffiths, Mohammed Uddin and Sterling Medina were on a crime reduction assignment
- All four cops have been suspended without pay pending internal review
- Shaw, the shooting victim, was later arrested on charges of weapons possession and reckless endangerment
The incident took place on August 23 at 136th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, where a group of men were gambling and drinking in the street.
Surveillance video obtained by the New York Post, among other news outlets, shows two officers on foot patrol leaning against the wall of a building, and two others sitting in a double-parked patrol SUV.
Four NYPD cops suspended being caught doing nothing as man shoots self
NYPD officers identified as Joshua Polo, Gifford Griffiths, Mohammed Uddin and Sterling Medina have been suspended after being seen on video failing to act during a shooting in Harlem.
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