© 2026 WOSU Public Media
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Accused NYPD Shooter Arrested Twice West Of Columbus

The man accused of ambushing and shooting to death two New York City police officers before killing himself was arrested twice in Springfield. Online court records show that 28-eight-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley was indicted on a robbery charge in Clark County in June 2009. The charge was dismissed several days before Brinsley was scheduled to go to trial. Brinsley's address was initially listed as "at large" but was later changed to Union City, Georgia. Brinsley's attorney in the Ohio case could not be reached for comment on Sunday. Brinsley was arrested again in September of 2009 for a felony warrant out of Cuyahoga County. Police say Brinsley on Saturday approached the passenger window of a marked New York City police car and opened fire. He then went into a subway station and killed himself.