Officer Adeed Fayaz Died from Injuries: Police

Randy Jones allegedly shot and killed off-duty NYPD officer Adeed Fayaz (pictured here) in an attempted robbery. (Image: NYPD)

An off-duty NYPD officer who responded to a fake offer for a car and was shot in an armed robbery attempt has died from his injuries, police announced.

Authorities previously identified Adeed Fayaz, 26, as the married father of two young children.

“Police Officer Adeed Fayaz was a father, a husband, a son, and a protector of our great city,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell wrote on Tuesday. “Officer Fayaz was shot Saturday night and he tragically succumbed to his injuries today. Our Department deeply mourns his passing, and his family and loved ones are in our prayers.”

Manhattan man Randy Jones, 26, is now charged with murder and attempted robbery, officers announced.

The NYPD responded Saturday in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday evening, Chief of Detectives James Essig said, speaking before Fayaz’s death.

Fayaz was in contact with a man selling a Honda Pilot via the Facebook marketplace for $24,000, Essig said. They allegedly planned to meet on Friday, but that fell through because Fayaz could not make it. They tried again on Saturday. When Fayaz and his brother-in-law arrived at Ruby Street, they encountered a man with a beard and mustache wearing a black jacket and gray sweatpants, Essig said. The three of them walked toward a driveway when the man asked jokingly, “Are you guys carrying a gun?”