{"id":342657,"date":"2026-09-10T08:40:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342657\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:40:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:40:32","slug":"2-teens-in-custody-after-brooklyn-carjackings-shot-fired-by-nypd-officer-following-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342657\/","title":{"rendered":"2 teens in custody after Brooklyn carjackings; shot fired by NYPD officer following chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">BROOKLYN  (WABC) &#8212; Two teenagers were taken into custody Tuesday night in connection with two armed carjackings in Brooklyn, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In one of the incidents, a police officer fired a shot after a suspect allegedly drove a stolen vehicle toward him. No one was struck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The incidents <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/officer-fires-shot-responding-gunpoint-robbery-carjacking-brooklyn\/19808620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">began around 7:40 p.m.<\/a> in Midwood, where two teenage suspects attempted to rob a 24-year-old man at gunpoint outside a restaurant at 1624 E. 16th St., according to police. The victim fled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The suspects then approached a 23-year-old man sitting in his vehicle at 1478 E. 15th St. and allegedly pulled him from the car at gunpoint before driving away in his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">About an hour later, the stolen vehicle was recovered in Canarsie after a 16-year-old boy crashed it, police said. He was taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of stolen property and obstructing governmental administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities said the second suspect fled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police later responded to another armed carjacking at 2060 Kimball St. in Marine Park, where the suspect allegedly pulled a gun on a 54-year-old woman and stole her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers located the stolen vehicle near Avenue K and E. 100th St. in Canarsie at about 8:39 p.m. Police said they attempted to block in the vehicle, but the suspect drove onto a sidewalk and directly toward an officer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The officer fired one shot, according to police. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The suspect continued fleeing into East New York, where he crashed the stolen vehicle near Pennsylvania and Wortman avenues, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He was taken into custody at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">So far, one 16-year-old boy is under arrest and charged with criminal possession of stolen property and obstructing governmental administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below.    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