NEW YORK — A uniformed NYPD police officer was shot three times — including once in the body armor — while responding to a report of gunfire in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, sources said.
The officer, who is expected to survive, and his partner were near Macon Street and Howard Avenue in Bushwick for a ShotSpotter alert when they encountered a suspect who fit the description of the shooter at about 11:15 p.m., police sources said.
When officers told the suspect to stop, he turned around and opened fire, Fox News reported. As a result, one officer was hit in three locations; the back portion of the bulletproof vest, the buttocks and the back of the leg, sources said.
The suspect also suffered a gunshot wound in the confrontation, though it wasn’t immediately clear if police opened fire. The shooter was taken into custody, according to sources.
Both the suspect and the injured officer, who has four years on the job, were taken to Kings County Hospital, sources said.
The officer was listed in serious, but stable condition, according to sources.
The suspect’s condition was not immediately known.
