An off-duty NYPD officer was charged with murder after allegedly shooting her ex-girlfriend and fatally wounding her ex’s new lover Wednesday, CBS New York reported.
Yvonne Wu, 31, allegedly waited at her ex-girlfriend’s house in Brooklyn where she shot her ex and her ex’s new partner, according to CBS New York.
Wu was charged with murder and attempted murder Thursday. The New York state attorney general’s office is leading the investigation, Fox 5 reported. (RELATED: Two Off-Duty Cops Charged In Capitol Riots; One Allegedly Bragged He ‘Attacked The Government’)
Jamie Liang, 24, was shot in the chest and taken to Maimonides Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, CBS New York reported.
Wu’s ex-girlfriend was shot in the torso and is expected to survive, ABC News reported.
“It’s a very good chance it is her service weapon,” said NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Kemper, according to CBS New York.
WATCH: 31yo off-duty cop Yvonne Wu is seen being frisked by fellow officers last night. NYPD says she confessed to shooting her ex GF & fatally shooting that woman’s new GF.
Source says Wu was possessive of her ex. She waited for the two inside the house she used to share w/ ex pic.twitter.com/d5UTnMLigl
— John Dias (@JohnBDias) October 14, 2021
Wu reportedly confessed to police that she had shot the women, CBS News New York reported.
She had worked as an NYPD officer for over five years, ABC reported.