Three NYPD officers were rushed to hospital after being deliberately poisoned with bleach at a Shake Shack in lower Manhattan.
While the officers were consuming their beverages, they noticed a toxic substance had been added and sought immediate medical attention.
“When NYC police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level. We cannot afford to let our guard down for even a moment,” tweeted the New York’s Police Benevolent Association.
#BREAKING When NYC police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level. We cannot afford to let our guard down for even a moment. pic.twitter.com/fbMMDOKqbV— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 16, 2020
Officers are now being advised to carefully inspect their food before consuming it.
The poisoning is almost certainly linked to the backlash from the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests that followed.
Breaking: I am getting word that several on duty NYPD members have passed out after ingesting bleach tainted shakes at a lower Manhattan chain establishment. Emergency services unit is on the scene. pic.twitter.com/Fl26QLr2Cw— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) June 16, 2020
One wonders whether the media will show much interest in the story given that they have in many ways adopted the same anti-police rhetoric voiced by radical left-wing extremists.
Shake Shack later acknowledged the incident, tweeting, “We are horrified by the reports of police officers injured at our 200 Broadway Shack in Manhattan. We are working with the police in their investigation right now.”
The officers were not seriously harmed and are expected to recover.
We are horrified by the reports of police officers injured at our 200 Broadway Shack in Manhattan. We are working with the police in their investigation right now.— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
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