An NYPD officer and an adolescent had been each shot within the Bronx.
William C. Lopez/NYPOST
An NYPD cop and an armed teen had been each shot when the suspect’s gun went off throughout a tussle within the Bronx on Tuesday evening, police sources stated.
The wrestle broke out after the officer approached the teenager who was armed with a firearm on Lorillard Place close to third avenue within the Belmont part at about 9:30 p.m., sources stated.
Not less than one bullet was shot from the teenager’s gun amid the chaos — grazing the cop within the left shin and hitting the 16-year-old within the foot, sources stated.
The officer didn't hearth his gun, sources stated.
The accidents sustained by each the cop and teenage had been described by sources as not critical.
The teenager was out on probation for a Could 2020 gun bust. When he was simply 14, he was arrested exterior a constructing on Hughes Avenue within the Bronx with a semi-automatic handgun, sources stated.
The cop has been with the division for 3 years. Each he and the suspect had been taken to space hospitals.
Police recovered a handgun on the scene.
Mayor Adams spoke at St. Barnabas Hospital the place he expressed discontent over the prevalence of firearms on metropolis streets.
“What's it going to take earlier than we lastly understand that we're endangering the lives of kids by permitting kids to hold weapons that they're utilizing on kids?” Adams stated.
“I'm simply pissed off with this. It's unacceptable to be in possession of a gun within the metropolis of New York.”
Commissioner Keechant Sewell stated that officers confirmed bravery by subduing the suspect.
“Tonight is yet one more instance of how shortly incidents can escalate and the way our officers risked their lives to maintain this metropolis protected,” Sewell stated.
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