NYPD officer shot in the head remains critical but stable

Residents stand in the doorway of their home, left, as they watch police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, May 3, 2015. Demetrius Blackwell is accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head Saturday evening and is being charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Residents stand in the doorway of their home, left, as they watch police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, May 3, 2015. Demetrius Blackwell is accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head Saturday evening and is being charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

By Associated Press May 4, 2015 2 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – An NYPD police officer was in critical but stable condition early Monday, two days after being shot in the head while sitting in an unmarked car in Queens.

Officer Brian Moore, 25, was in a coma and “fighting for his life,” District Attorney Richard Brown told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Moore underwent surgery for what court papers described as “severe injuries to his skull and brain.”

The suspect, Demetrius Blackwell, was ordered held without bail Sunday after appearing in Queens Criminal Court. He did not enter a plea to charges of attempted murder.

Prosecutors planned to present the case to a grand jury before Blackwell’s next court appearance on Friday.