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ADA: Kevin Brennan shooting 'an evil act'

Neighbors and family react to the shooting of NYPD Officer Kevin Brennan, who was shot in the head virtually at point-blank range late Tuesday by a suspect in a chase in Bushwick. Brennan, from Garden City Park, is expected to survive. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Feb. 1, 2012)

Calling the shooting of an NYPD officer from Long Island "a heinous assassination attempt," a Brooklyn prosecutor Thursday said there will be no plea negotiations with suspect Luis Ortiz, and a judge ordered him held without bail.

Ortiz shot Officer Kevin Brennan, 29, of Garden City Park, once in the head during a struggle Tuesday night at the Bushwick Houses in Brooklyn, authorities said....

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