BROOKLYN, NY. (THECOUNT) — NYPD 72nd Precinct Deputy Inspector Emanuel Gonzalez, the officer who issued a “shoot on sight” directive to rapper, 50 Cent, will not face charges for his comments, reports say Sunday.
The case against Gonzalez, who during a meeting with other officers demanded 50 be shot on sight, will face no charges and the case has been closed.
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Internal Affairs Bureau finalized its look into the matter and has chosen not to take further action. They have concluded that the threat made was an inappropriate joke and not a serious order worthy of charges being brought up, reports XXLMag.
“This allegation was unsubstantiated and closed,” a NYPD spokeswoman told reporters.
An investigation was initially launched in February on the incident, which occurred back in June 2018. During a roll-call, Gonzalez reportedly told officers “shoot on sight” in reference to 50 Cent prior to an NYPD sanctioned boxing match the rapper and officers would be in attendance at.
50, who performed in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Aug. 10), has yet to respond to the news publicly.
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