Gunman Accused of Shooting 2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Dies

The Manhattan district attorney is investigating Lashawn McNeil’s connection to anti-government groups; Mayor Eric Adams said an assault weapon was found under his mattress.

Lashawn McNeil, the man who the New York City police said shot and killed one officer and critically wounded another in Harlem last week, died on Monday, two police officials said.

Mr. McNeil, 47, was accused of ambushing Officers Jason Rivera, 22, and Wilbert Mora, 27, while they responded to a report of a domestic incident at Mr. McNeil’s mother’s home on Friday night. Officer Rivera was pronounced dead at the hospital on Friday; Officer Mora remains in critical condition.

Mr. McNeil was shot in the arm and the head by a third police officer — a rookie cop, who was along on the call to observe — when he attempted to leave the scene, the police said. He was taken to the hospital, where he died on Monday, the officials said.