The EMTs were responding to a call about an elderly patient on Webster Ave. near E. 170th St. in Mott Haven \u2014 outside the Butler Houses<\/a> \u2014 around 12:15 a.m. when their ambulance was struck by gunfire.<\/p>\n | MORE: Blood on Board: Everything is bigger in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n Bullets shattered the front and rear windows of the ambulance, cops said.<\/p>\n At the same time, an 18-year-old was found shot in the stomach on Webster Ave., a short distance away from the ambulance.<\/p>\n Another EMS crew rushed the teen to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was expected to survive.<\/p>\n The EMTs were near the ambulance but not inside it when shots were fired, cops said. Both EMTs were unharmed \u2014 but were taken to a local hospital for evaluation, cops said.<\/p>\n Local 2507, the union representing city EMTs and paramedics, said the two street medics were \u201cjust inches away from death.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are blessed that the two FDNY EMS responders involved were not hurt, but how many incidents like this are necessary before action is taken on behalf of our city\u2019s brave and highly skilled medical first responders?\u201d asked the union, which has repeatedly called for safer working conditions, plus pay parity<\/a> with other first responders, like firefighters and police officers.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery day, the women and men of FDNY EMS walk into the unknown with the hopes of helping their fellow New Yorkers in medical peril,\u201d the union added. \u201cHowever, the dangers our crews experience on the streets of New York City are unfortunately becoming far too routine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is absolutely clear that the members of EMS deserve more and better support, and respect for the extremely dangerous work we do as New York City\u2019s frontline, medical first responders,\u201d the union said.<\/p>\n The gunman in Thursday\u2019s shooting ran off. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n Cops were scouring the area looking for surveillance footage that could help them identify the gunman.<\/p>\n The shooting occurred just hours after Mayor Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that the Bronx has been split into two separate patrol boroughs<\/a> in order to bring more police resources to the borough.<\/p>\n The Bronx accounts for more than a third of the city\u2019s murders this year, but, except for Staten Island, every other borough in the city is split into two patrol commands. An additional 200 officers will be assigned to the Bronx <\/a>as it is divided into separate north and south borough commands. Patrol boroughs are commands that oversee local police precinct operations.<\/p>\n \u201cToday is long overdue,\u201d Tisch said, \u201cand a historic moment for the residents of the Bronx , for the officers doing this work, and for a borough that has carried one of the heaviest public safety burdens anywhere in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Hazmat teams were called to the scene, which Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto said likely involved narcotics\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n After paramedics revived his infant son, author Tim Parsons joined the ambulance service. Now, his book series is helping young readers understand EMS before they ever need it.\n <\/p>\n May 20, 2026 11:41 AM<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Paramedic Will Batalon and EMT Alexis De Costa were recognized during EMS Week after helping rescue seven people from a flooded home on Oahu\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \n Six EMS personnel and a supervisor received the Kim L. Lifesaver of the Year Award during EMS Week 2026 after treating a critically injured shooting victim before transport\n <\/p>\n May 21, 2026 12:35 PM<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a92026 New York Daily News.![\"mtems2477.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779458648_817_.jpeg\")
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