NYPD officer accused of pulling gun on cop at police headquarters in Manhattan: sources

NEW YORK (PIX11) — An NYPD officer is accused of pulling a gun on another cop at police headquarters in Lower Manhattan, according to sources.

Quilbvio Espinal, 35, was arrested on Thursday and charged with menacing, police said.

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Espinal allegedly pointed the gun at the fellow officer and at the ceiling inside 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan, sources said.

The motive was unclear.

Espinal has been on the force since 2016 and was last assigned to the Information Security Office in 2014, according to public records.

Espinal has been suspended without pay, police said.

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