NYPD detective shot in Queens released from hospital

📅 Published: August 26, 2025

📰 Source: newsday_com

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The 12-year veteran, identified by an NYPD spokesman as Det.

Corey Fisher working in Queens south narcotics command, was struck in the leg and hand and was in surgery, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference at Jamaica Hospital and Medical Center.

Two sources who were not authorized to speak publicly said the wounded detective lives on Long Island. “Our officer is in stable condition and is both conscious and alert,” the commissioner said.

An NYPD spokesperson said Saturday afternoon that Fisher remained stable and had not yet been released from the hospital, according to the latest information available to the public information office.

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUNDA Queens NYPD narcoticsdetective from Long Island was shot twice Friday morning by police officers who opened fire while trying to stop a carjacking of an Uber driver off the Whitestone Expressway, police and sources said.

The 12-year veteran officerwas shot in the leg and hand and was in surgery Friday morning, expected to fully recover, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Police said Kevin Dubuisson, 28, of Queens, had assaulted an Uber driver parked on the shoulder of the Whitestone Expressway and was being pursued by Queens NYPD officers.

On Friday, officials said Fisher could be released from hospital as early as the weekend.

Fisher’s family couldn’t be immediately reached for comment the day of the incident.

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Dubuisson was arrested Friday on charges of robbery, assault, menacing, attempted robbery and two counts of attempted assault, according to police officer Katherine Fernandez, a spokesperson for the NYPD.