Two New York police officers were shot on Thursday (February 4) at a public housing project and are in a stable condition, and one suspect is dead, authorities said.
Three Housing Authority officers were patrolling stairwells at the Melrose Houses in the Bronx when they ran into two men. One of them pulled out a gun and opened fire, officials said at a news conference.
One of the officers was grazed in the head and the other was hit in the leg, WCBS radio said. They were transported to Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters that both officers were alert and communicating.
“Thank God so far in both cases their condition is good,” said de Blasio, during a news conference held by New York City Police Department.
“We did recover a 32 caliber gun inside the apartment while rendering aid to the perpetrator. We also recovered a shotgun in that apartment as well. We’re getting a search warrant to do the rest of the apartment as we stand now,” chief of New York City detectives Bob Boyce said at the news conference.
Officials said the third officer chased the gunman into an apartment where he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Police said several suspects were in custody and a handgun and a shotgun were recovered inside the apartment. (Reuters)