Two New York City police officers were shot and injured during a confrontation with an armed suspect in the Bronx on Wednesday night.
NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said police received a 911 call about a man with a gun at the location.
The two officers were responding to the call on Beaumont Avenue and East 187th Street around 8:15 p.m. when gunfire broke out, Shea said during a press conference.
They identified the suspect from the description given and confronted the man sitting on the front stoop when he pulled out his gun and shot at the officers.
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Two New York City police officers were shot and injured during a confrontation with an armed suspect while responding to a call of a suspicious armed man Wednesday night
The shooting took place on Beaumont Avenue and East 187th Street around 8:15pm
Both officers and the suspect were injured and taken to the hospital but expected to survive
The police shooting comes as the rate of violent crimes continue to spike in New York City and just a day after an NYPD officer was attacked in a Brooklyn Target.
A female officer, who has been with the force for one year who also serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, was immediately hit during the altercation on Wednesday and shot twice in the upper right arm, police said.
She returned fire about five times, hitting the suspect.
The second officer, an 8-year veteran, wrestled the suspect to the ground when he was struck in the right armpit area, with the bullet coming out of his left chest.
Shea said the whole interaction lasted a few seconds.
Both officers were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and are expected to survive from their injuries.
The suspect was shot three times and taken to the same hospital where he underwent surgery and is expected to survive.
Police announced the suspect is a career criminal and his gun was reported stolen from Georgia last year.
Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio commented on the 'extraordinary courage' the officers displayed as they worked to save lives. He said the officers ignored their bullet wounds and only spoke of their commitment to the job when he visited the officers in their hospital rooms.
Noting that the incident occurred on the eve of Thanksgiving, the mayor gave thanks to the hospital workers and the brave dedicated officers.
The suspects gun (pictured) was reported stolen in Georgia last year
He also acknowledged the rising gun violence in New York City.
'There are too many guns out there,' he said.
'This is something we have to deal with in a whole different way.'
Shea noted the incident was all recorded on bodycam footage but the video, which has not been released.
Overall crime was up 11.2% last month compared with October 2020. Robbery was up 15.8% and felony assault rose by 13%.
Meanwhile, gun violence in the borough has significantly increased, with 28% more shootings reported this year compared to
