"The complainant called the police, gave his name and the name of the shooter, but refused to come to the police and go to the hospital for treatment out of fear that he would be arrested. He informed them where they could find his blood-soaked clothing that the complaint wore when he was shot.
Internal Affairs retrieved these items. "
What does Mike Bloomberg have to say that his private NYPD Det Leopold McLean shot a man he perceived as a rival in the back.
His victim was so afraid of corrupt cops and false arrest he would not go to the cops or a hospital.
After my experience with corrupt cop Det Vergona -- the Det squad at the first precinct I get it.