J.C. Rice
Officer Juan Pichardo leaving Jacobi Medical Center in The Bronx
Shot cop Juan Pichardo emerged from Jacobi Medical Center today in a wheelchair to a chorus of bagpipes and about a hundred cheering colleagues and friends who greeted the hero just two days after he took a bullet at a Bronx auto mall.
“I’m feeling good,” Pichardo, 34, said as he was wheeled out of the hospital to a waiting car.
The Bronx police officer bravely subdued a gunman Thursday night after being shot and after the suspect and his cohorts allegedly tried to rob a used car dealership on Boston Road.
The four suspects – Jeffrey Okine, 22, of Mount Vernon; Marquis Daniels, 23, of the Bronx; Tyquez Harrell, 22, of Brooklyn; and Rayshaun Jones, 25, of the Bronx – are awaiting arraignment in Bronx court today. Police have charged them with murder, assault and robbery.
Friends of Pichardo rejoiced at his release from the hospital today.
“I gave him a big hug,” said one friend. “He’s happy to be out, and he’s happy to see his children.”
Another friend told The Post that Pichardo wasn’t expecting his friends and fellow police officers to line the hallways of Jacobi and the street outside to honor him.
“He was very surprised to see this,” the friend said.
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