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Description: Information about the suspect who wounded an NYPD police officer continued to emerge Wednesday morning, as an outraged NYC Mayor Eric Adams wondered why that suspect was still on the street. 25-year-old Rameek Smith was shot in the head and later died following the Tuesday night incident in the Claremont section of the Bronx. NYPD Officer Dennis Vargas was treated and released from Lincoln Hospital a few hours after the shooting. Smith was awaiting sentencing next month after he was caught with .32 caliber handgun while not paying the fare at the Coney Island - Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn in March 2020. He appeared in court on the case May 4. Read more: 7ny.tv/3N8bu0w Check out more Eyewitness News - 7ny.tv/2suJHTd NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ABC7NY TWITTER: twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/abc7ny NEWS TIPS: Online: 7ny.tv/36UsL9a Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: abc7ny@abc.com #abc7NY #rameeksmith #nypd