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Off-Duty Officer Shoots Robbery Suspect in Washington Heights

8/19/2025

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Lahione Soto, 30, was fatally shot by an off-duty NYPD officer during a robbery attempt in Washington Heights on August 18, 2025.
Soto, an undocumented migrant from the Dominican Republic, had committed three violent thefts prior to the incident.
He and an accomplice threatened victims with a gun before confronting the officer.
Soto was pronounced dead after unsuccessful resuscitation efforts; his accomplice is still at large.

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Story summary

Lahione Soto, 30, was fatally shot by an off-duty NYPD officer during a robbery attempt in Washington Heights on August 18, 2025.
Soto, an undocumented migrant from the Dominican Republic, had committed three violent thefts prior to the incident.
He and an accomplice threatened victims with a gun before confronting the officer.
Soto was pronounced dead after unsuccessful resuscitation efforts; his accomplice is still at large.