A 50-year-old gunman who pointed his weapon at an NYPD sergeant was shot and killed by Brooklyn police Friday night time after cops patrolling the neighborhood heard a gunshot Friday night time.
Uniformed officers in two unmarked police vehicles driving close to Flatlands Avenue and East eightieth Road in Canarsie heard a gunshot round 9:45 p.m., Patrol Chief Philip Rivera said at a press conference early Saturday morning.
Officers then noticed a person run out of a retailer at 776 E. eightieth Road and run north, he added.
Two cops chased the unidentified suspect on foot whereas the others adopted of their vehicles, Rivera stated.
The officers verbally recognized themselves and gave the suspect “quite a few verbal instructions to which he didn’t comply,” he stated.
The person then took cowl behind a tree and pointed his gun at a uniformed sergeant, Rivera continued.
4 cops fired on the suspect, who was hit within the torso. He was taken into custody and handled on the scene earlier than being transported to Brookdale College Hospital and Medical Middle in vital situation.
The officers have been taken to an space hospital for analysis, Rivera stated.
A firearm was discovered on the scene, whereas a “ghost gun” was discovered within the comfort retailer.
“As soon as once more, our officers have been confronted with a harmful particular person armed with a firearm and responded with out hesitation,” he stated.
“Due to their actions, additional violence was prevented.”
The incident, which was captured on police physique cam and the shop’s safety digicam, stays beneath investigation.
