NYPD Officer Who Shot Terrorist Suspect Hailed as a Hero

Police investigate a vehicle used to plow into pedestrians and bikers on the West Side Highway in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 31, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

New York City Police Department officer Ryan Nash is credited with shooting and wounding a terror suspect who  killed eight people and injured at least 11 in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, Oct 31.

Nash, 28, is being hailed as a hero after City Councilman Joe Borelli identified him as the officer who responded.