A NYPD detective was hit over the head with a stick in a brazen daytime attack, as a leading police union branded the Big Apple 'the city of violence' while attacking Mayor Bill de Blasio over a 257 per cent spike in shootings.
On Monday afternoon, a detective in Queens was hit over the head with a plastic baton by a man, as he investigated a scene.
Akeele Morgan, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested not far from the scene on 39th Avenue, near Prince Street in Flushing, police said.
The Sergeant's Benevolent Association (SBA) - which represents more than 11,000 current and past NYPD officers, tweeted: 'Welcome to the city of violence' while attacking de Blasio for investing $30 million on boosting tourism instead of tackling crime.
They spoke out as an unnamed 20-year-old man was shot and killed in broad daylight near Manhattan's Park Avenue on Monday.
Jason Rivera, 35, was shot and killed in the Bronx on Friday night after he helped a disorientated man, asking: 'Are you OK?' and helping him onto a bench in the Parkchester area
Monday's shooting - said to be linked to a cannabis deal gone wrong - came at the end of a week that saw 50 people shot across the city.
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