Officer Peter Figoski, killed in stickup. (AP)
The partner of slain NYPD cop Peter Figoski choked up in court today as he testified in the trial of two Brooklyn men accused of the botched robbery that led to the fatal shooting.
“They were wheeling Pete out on a stretcher,” said retired Det. Glenn Estrada, holding his hand to his head to show the Brooklyn Supreme Court jury where his partner had been shot. “It was mayhem. They were bringing the stretcher out and our priority was to get him into the ambulance.”
Alleged crew ringleader Nelson Morales, 28, and pothead Kevin Santos, 32, are on trial for burglary and felony murder for their roles in the East New York incident.
Estrada recounted for the second time in three months how he heroically chased down shooter Lamont Pride, who was convicted in his own trial in February.
During his cross-examination Santos defense attorney Harold Baker — who yesterday said his client only accompanied the other men to the robbery because he wanted to buy marijuana — grilled Estrada with an eye towards poking holes in his account.
“You had no idea how this guy had got past your partner Peter Figoski?” Baker said.
“No idea, no,” Estrada answered.
Figoski brother Robert and daughter Caitlyn sat stoically through the trial alongside about a dozen cops.
The trial will continue Monday morning.
jsaul@nypost.com