NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A possible hate crime against police is being investigated at the Shake Shack in downtown Manhattan.
Sources told CBS2 three officers became sick when they had shakes from the restaurant located at Broadway and Fulton Street earlier Monday night.
The NYPD suspects an employee may have contaminated the shakes with bleach.
#BREAKING When NYC police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level. We cannot afford to let our guard down for even a moment. pic.twitter.com/fbMMDOKqbV
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 16, 2020
The ill officers remain hospitalized, but are expected to be OK, the Police Benevolent Association said.
Employees of the establishment were being questioned.
We are horrified by the reports of police officers injured at our 200 Broadway Shack in Manhattan. We are working with the police in their investigation right now.
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
So far, no arrests have been made.
A shake sample was taken to a lab for testing, police said.
Please stay with CBS2, CBSN New York and CBSNewYork.com for more on this developing story.
