Video: Muslim NYPD Officer Target of Off-Duty Hate Crime

Police say the officer was wearing her hijab during the altercation, and did not identify herself as an officer to the suspect. She was also not carrying a firearm.

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VIDEO: Muslim NYPD Officer Target of Off-Duty Hate Crime

NYPD Officer Aml Elsokary was allegedly harassed on Saturday night in Bay Ridge because she is Muslim. Investigators say it was just before 6 p.m. when she dropped off her son at Ridge Boulevard.

Officer Elsokary says she parked her car nearby, and when she returned there was a man yelling at, and pushing her son. She then stepped in - and the man allegedly called her 'ISIS' and threatened to slit her throat before running off.

Police say the officer was wearing her hijab during the altercation, and did not identify herself as an officer to the suspect. She was also not carrying a firearm.

Mayor Bill de Blasio weighed in on Twitter Sunday night, saying, "Aml Elsokary is one of 900 Muslim-Americas in @NYPDNews who protect us. Let's stand with her family.

Back in 2014, Elsokary was praised for her heroism when she risked her life to save others from a fire in Williamsburg, running into a burning building, ABC 7 reports.

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