The gang member who shot two NYPD cops during a Manhattan robbery was ripped as a coward by one of the hero officers Monday - as the sullen shooter was sentenced to nearly two decades behind bars.

 There was no need for you to fire that gun only to serve your false sense of entitlement and power,  NYPD Lt. Carl Johnson wrote in a victim impact statement aimed at Joshua Dorsett.

3 Joshua Dorsett was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting NYPD Lt. Carl Johnson and Sgt. Christopher Leap after he robbed a Canal Street mahjong parlor in August 2024. Steven Hirsch for NY Post

Johnson's dig came as Dorsett, 24, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Manhattan Supreme Court after he admitted to wounding two officers he fired at after robbing a Canal Street mahjong parlor on Aug. 1, 2024.

The hero cop, who was struck by the same bullet that hit Sgt. Christopher Leap, said the shooting reasserted his  oath  to keeping the Big Apple safe from people like Dorsett.

 Joshua, every step I take, every time I lift my child, I am reminded of the sacrifices I make protecting this city,  the cop wrote, which was read aloud by Manhattan Assistant District Attorney John Johnsen.

 God willing, when you are released, you will be able to make a positive impact on the community,  the cop added.

Dorsett - who once whined after the arrest that when  one of y'all get shot and it's a f-king problem  -was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a police officer involving a deadly weapon and robbery charges on Aug. 10.

Prosecutors recounted the cops' heroics when they responded to a call of a suspect who stormed into a parlor and held a group of 20 people at gunpoint as they played dice.

3  Joshua, every step I take, every time I lift my child, I am reminded of the sacrifices I make protecting this city,  Lt. Johnson, center, wrote in his victim statement read at Dorsett's sentencing. Steven Hirsch for NY Post

3 Sgt. Leap, center, is seen in court on Oct. 5, 2026. Steven Hirsch for NY Post

Minutes later, Johnson and Leap, of the seventh precinct, spotted Dorsett and tried to restrain 

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