Irene Ureña Perez, the woman accidentally shot by an officer of the 52nd Precinct as he was chasing down a suspect in University Heights, is suing the NYPD following the Dec. 5 shooting.

Perez, 46, spoke inside her University Heights apartment alongside famed personal injury attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who announced the $10 million lawsuit.

Perez was walking home with a small child near University Avenue and West 183rd Street when a bullet pierced her abdomen, damaging several organs, according to the criminal complaint.

Perez, recuperating at home, told reporters she underwent three surgeries. “My liver has a cut, my pancreas, my lungs–[the bullet] went through the side of my stomach, I have a lot of pain, from my chest to the bottom of my stomach.

“My family is devastated, I came here to work,” Perez said. “This is a process that is huge. I feel real bad, my daughter came to study, she couldn’t even take her exam at her university, seeing the condition she’s in, her laying in the bed like she is. I’m going back to the hospital because I can’t breath right.”

The officer, identified as Officer Juan Gomez of the 52nd Precinct, was chasing down suspect Edwin Castillo-Concepcion, 37.

 

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Gomez and his partner, Brandon Gembecki, spotted Castillo-Concepcion running with a red back and his face covered while both on plainclothes patrol. Castillo-Concepcion had just finished robbing two individuals, according to the criminal complaint.

A roving gunfight ensued, with Gomez firing 27 shots, according to a report by The New York Times. Castillo-Concepcion also exchanged gunfire, later tossing a .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun into a pile of garbage.

“The issue clearly is was it a reckless firing, 27 shots under the circumstances, putting innocent bystanders at risk, that’s the issue here,” said Rubenstein. “The fact of the matter is the public should not be put at risk by reckless firing by a police officer engaged in a situation in which he very well did not have to fire that many shots. Firing while running, firing shots that hit the neighboring cars, the buildings, the sidewalk as well as two innocent bystanders, a 12-year-old girl and my client. This should not be happening in this city.”

Gomez successfully fired at Castillo-Concepcion, who laid sprawled in front of a Fordham bar. Two kilograms of cocaine were found in his backpack, according to police.

Castillo-Conception was later charged with attempted murder and drug possession.

Gomez had struck, Perez, 12-year-old girl Gabriella Hayes, and several parked cars. The little girl was released from the hospital last week.

The Police Department and Bronx District Attorney’s Office is investigating the shooting. Gomez, meantime, remains an active duty officer.