An armed 50-year-old man who pointed his weapon at an NYPD sergeant was shot by police in Brooklyn Friday night time after cops patrolling the neighborhood heard a gunshot Friday night time.
Uniformed officers in two unmarked police automobiles driving close to Flatlands Avenue and East eightieth Avenue in Canarsie heard a single gunshot at round 9:45 p.m., Chief of Patrol Phillip Rivera mentioned at a press convention early Saturday morning.
The officers then noticed a person run out of a comfort retailer at 776 E. eightieth Avenue and flee north, he added.
Two cops chased the unidentified suspect on foot whereas the others adopted of their automobiles, Rivera mentioned.
The officers verbally recognized themselves and gave the suspect “numerous verbal commands to which he did not comply,” he mentioned.
The person then took refuge behind a tree and pointed his gun at a uniformed sergeant, Rivera continued.
4 officers fired on the suspect, who was hit within the torso. He was taken into custody and given medical consideration on the scene earlier than being transported to Brookdale College Hospital and Medical Middle in crucial situation.
The officers had been taken to an space hospital for analysis, Rivera mentioned.
A firearm was recovered on the scene whereas a “ghost gun” was found contained in the comfort retailer.
“Once again, our officers confronted a dangerous individual armed with a firearm and reacted without hesitation,” he mentioned.
“Due to their action further violence was prevented.”
The incident, which was captured on police bodycam and the shop’s safety digicam, stays below investigation.
