Hero cop Ryan Nash CBS News
He is the toast of New York, praised by mayor, governor, senator but Ryan Nash has himself kept quiet about how he shot and brought down a terrorist, 29-year-old Sayfullah Saipov, In New York yesterday.
Here are seven things you should know about Officer Nash.
1) He was born in New Jersey but now lives in Medford, Long Island
Our hats off 2 Officer Ryan Nash & @NYPD1Pct who were 1st on scene, didnt waiver, apprehended the suspct, & saved lives. God bless the #NYPD pic.twitter.com/T7puGR9Rde
— NYPD 911 Dispatch (@NYPD911Dispatch) November 1, 2017
2) He is 28, lives with his girlfriend, and they have a new baby. Their house has welcome signs, shamrocks and an American flag
Indebted to @NYPD1Pct
— Trishcuit (@Trishcuit) November 1, 2017
Ofcr. Ryan Nash & fellow officers 4 running into harm's way, as LEO's always do! TY!#NewYorkAttack #ThinBlueLine pic.twitter.com/E6CRYRzrzq
3) He is a five year veteran of the police force
"He was very humble about what he did, but what he did was extraordinary," Mayor de Blasio says of NYPD officer Ryan Nash pic.twitter.com/zSwBtpMqjx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 1, 2017
4) He is a member of the Emerald Society
Hero NYPD Irish cop Ryan Nash guns down ISIS terrorist https://t.co/vQSKmWIhMd
— FDNY Emerald Society (@FDNYEmerald) November 1, 2017
A spokesman for that group said "We are also very proud of his actions, which saved countless more lives."
5) He is a very accomplished runner
Ryan Nash, a 5-year veteran of the NYPD, identified as cop who shot suspect in NYC attack, sources tell @CBSNewYork: https://t.co/ZkRgqKfW47 pic.twitter.com/BZT4DunrP7
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 1, 2017
He ran in the Patchogue, Long Island “May the Road Rise to Meet Ye” 5K race last St Patrick's against 324 others and finished 15th, winning the medal for top law enforcement finisher.
6) His Irish roots are in Kerry and Limerick
Thank goodness for @NYPDONeill And @NYPD Hero NYPD Irish cop Ryan Nash guns down ISIS terrorist https://t.co/FUf5Iuh0ZS
— Ted Smyth (@TedSmyth) November 1, 2017
7) He told Police Commissioner James O’Neill that he did not deserve any praise.
Ryan Nash, the officer who shot Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, had been at nearby high school, thought he was responding to traffic accident
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 1, 2017
Nash has made it clear that he feels he was only doing his job. Commissioner O'Neill said "I don't think we could find a more humble human being."