A New York City police officer was shot while responding to a scene in Brooklyn, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a post on X.
The NYPD would not confirm how the officer was injured, but said the officer, assigned to the 73rd Precinct, had responded to a 911 call reporting “a person shot” on Thomas Boyland Street near Linden Avenue in Brownsville. That call was received at 5:57 a.m.
Details were still being sorted out, the department’s press office said.
The NYPD said responding officers found a deceased victim, identified only as a 41-year-old male, and said that man had been shot in the chest.
The NYPD said the officer had been injured during the response, but would not immediately confirm that the officer was shot. The officer was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
In his post on X, the Mayor wrote: “I have been briefed on the NYPD officer who was shot in Brooklyn this morning. Praying for the officer’s recovery and we will continue to monitor the situation.”
The NYPD said it will hold a news conference at Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center at about 10:30 a.m. to provide an update and details on the incident.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
John Valenti, a Newsday reporter since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press, Society of the Silurians and National Headliner Awards for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing. He is the author of “Swee’pea,” about New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. His debut crime novel, “For Nothing Is Hidden,” rooted in 1950s Long Island, was released in October 2025.