NYPD Detective Recovering After Brutal Bronx Robbery Attack
Detective Jose Mercedes, stabbed seven times, expresses he is feeling much better after his hospital release.
NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes, who was stabbed seven times during a brazen robbery in the Bronx last week, stated he is on the mend and feeling much better after being released from the hospital on Monday evening.
The 10-year veteran of the NYPD was off-duty and cleaning out his car trunk in Norwood on October 2 when he was ambushed by two individuals on an e-bike. The attackers attempted to steal his gold chain. Detective Mercedes, 33, resisted the assault, leading to him being knifed at least seven times in the neck and leg before the assailants fled with his jewelry.
Video footage captured the immediate aftermath of the attack, showing Mercedes covered in blood as he was transported to Jacobi Medical Center. He remained hospitalized for several days before his discharge.
Upon his release from the hospital in Morris Park on Monday, Mercedes was greeted by a supportive crowd of fellow officers. He was seen giving a thumbs-up from his wheelchair as bagpipes played, celebrating his recovery.
Authorities identified the two suspects involved in the attack as D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24. Both individuals are identified by federal authorities as undocumented immigrants from the Dominican Republic. They were apprehended by the US Marshals Service at a residence in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Caraballo and Mejia were held without bail during a court appearance in Lynn District Court on Wednesday. They are expected to be extradited back to New York City to face attempted murder charges.