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A $10,000 reward is being offered after 22-year veteran of the NYPD was killed this morning after being shot in the face by a robbery suspect in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn.

The New York City Police Department says officers responded to a call of a break-in at a basement apartment on Pine Street in Cypress Hills around 2:15 a.m.

Police say two men wearing ski masks had entered the building and attacked the 25-year-old resident, hitting him on the head with a gun. They allegedly then stole cash and a watch.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the two suspects tried to flee but could not get out and hid in a side room.

When they tried to escape, Kelly says they ran into Officer Peter Figoski, 47, who was at the bottom of a stairwell leading from the street to the apartment.

He says one of the suspects, Lamont Pride, 27, then shot Figoski in the face.

“Police officer Peter Figoski who was part of the backup team that responded was at the bottom of the stairs leading to the street of that basement apartment door. When he was shot in the face by one of two assailants,” Kelly said.

Figoski was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he died.

“A single round that entered through the cheek and coursed through the neck and exited at the base of the skull. During its course and trajectory unfortunately it severed some very vital arteries,” said New York City Police Department Surgeon Eli Kleinman.

Below: Surveillance footage released by the police shows a man the police say is the second suspect in a home-invasion robbery in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, Dec. 12, 2011 that led to the fatal shooting of Officer Peter Figoski. The first suspect, Lamont Pride, who the place say is the shooter, has been arrested.

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Police say Figoski’s partner, Officer Glenn Estrada, was able to chase down Pride, who is now facing murder charges.

The second suspect got away and authorities are still searching for him.

“I just ask New Yorkers to keep Officer Figoski and his family and the entire NYPD family in their prayers and thoughts. And because of Officer Figoski and the thousands of other men and women in the NYPD ranks New York is the nation’s safest big city year after year,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Police say an illegal semi-automatic gun and 10-round magazine was recovered at the scene.

Figoski was a 22-year veteran of the force who made more than 200 arrests in his career.

He was also awarded 12 medals, including eight for exceptional police duty.

The organization Citizens Outraged at Police Being Shot is offering the $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the second suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-COP-SHOT.

It’s an anonymous call and all information is kept confidential.

(Source: NY1)