STATEMENT FROM MAYOR DE BLASIO ON THE MURDER OF CORRECTION OFFICER ALASTASIA BRYAN
“On behalf of all New Yorkers, I want to extend my deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of Alastasia Bryan – a rising member of New York City’s Department of Correction who was senselessly murdered yesterday in Brooklyn. The NYPD is working aggressively to find the person responsible for this heinous act and will maintain its pursuit until they are brought to justice.”
Alastasia Bryan, 25, was a young off-duty NYC corrections officer who was shot and killed Sunday while sitting in her vehicle in Brooklyn. The City has listed the crime as a “horrific murder” in the area of East 73 Street and L in Flatlands around 9:15 p.m. ET.