A police officer was shot in the leg in Brooklyn on Friday morning while responding to a barricaded gunman who is now dead, according to police and sources.
NYPD officers responded to a report of shots fired in Bedford-Stuyvesant and kicked in the front door of a home at 190 Kosciusko Street around 5:45 a.m., cops and sources said.
More gunshots erupted as people ran out of the house and the man barricaded himself inside the residence.
NYPD responds to a shooting in Brooklyn at Friday, June 19, 2026. Stephen Yang for NY Post
A police officer was shot in the leg in Brooklyn on Friday morning, according to police sources. FOX 5 NY
NYPD officers responded to a report of shots fired in Bedford-Stuyvesant and kicked in the front door of a home on Kosciusko Street, sources said. FOX 5 NY
One officer suffered a gunshot wound to the left leg, police said.
The officer was rushed to a local hospital where he is in stable condition.
The suspect, who has not been identified, is dead, sources said. It was not immediately clear how he was killed.
NYPD responded to a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn on Friday, June 19, 2026. Stephen Yang for NY Post
A heavy police presence seen in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn on Friday, June 19, 2026. Stephen Yang for NY Post
Police confirmed that the situation has been contained and is no longer active.
The investigation is ongoing.