A cop died of a heart attack as he brought a handful of bikes to an NYPD facility in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Police Officer Juan Feliciano, 44, was on duty when he suffered a heart attack and collapsed at Floyd Bennett Field after dropping off the bikes shortly after 10 a.m., police sources said.
He was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center but doctors couldn’t save him.
REMAINS OF NYPD SOLDIER COP ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
Police sources said it’s believed Feliciano, a 21-year NYPD veteran assigned to the 28th Precinct, died of a “pre-existing medical condition.”
Feliciano is the second active police officer to die in the last week.
On Sunday, Police Officer Edgar Ortiz of the 115th Precinct in Jackson Heights, Queens, died of a pre-existing ailment, officials said. The 34-year veteran was off-duty when he died, officials said.
“With a heavy heart we mourn the loss of one of our own, Officer Edgar Ortiz,” Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy tweeted on Monday. “He served the community for 34yrs. #RIP.”
