A Long Island man arrested for shoplifting grabbed a cop’s gun, pointed it at him and pulled the trigger several times, police said.
The weapon did not fire because the officer was holding on to the automatic pistol’s slide, which prevented it from discharging.
Paul Torres, 28, of Patchogue, was nabbed by security officers in a JC Penney store in Massapequa Wednesday night at 7:30, after he allegedly tried to leave the store without paying for an item.
He was taken to the security office, and Nassau County Police were called.
The officers discovered that Torres was also carrying stolen credit cards and had been driving a stolen Lexus parked outside, police said.
As they placed him under arrest, Torres allegedly grabbed one of the officers’ guns. A struggle broke out, during which he was subdued after the gun failed to go off.
Torres was charged with attempted murder, as well as possession of stolen property.