A New York City police officer was shot and wounded Sunday in Brooklyn during a patrol following Fourth of July events.
The NYPD said an 18-year-old male was taken into custody and a handgun was recovered at the scene on Nostrand Ave. and St. John’s Place in Crown Heights.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said it happened after the suspect approached officers in an unmarked police vehicle on the west side of Nostrand. Ave.
“That same individual was captured on CCTV video five minutes prior and one block north with a firearm in his hand,” Tisch said. “Given the lack of body-worm camera in this incident, the circumstances of the approach are still unclear. But we can say that officers exited their vehicle and attempted to engage the armed individual.”
The suspect was taken down with a stun gun after multiple officers returned fire, according to police.
Two officers were injured during the encounter and were taken to Kings County Hospital, police said.
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