domingo, 7 de abril de 2013

3 Cops Shot on Subway in Brooklyn

A police officer was shot and a second was grazed by a bullet on the subway Thursday evening, law enforcement sources say. An on-duty officer assigned to the transit division was shot in the lower back by a suspect while on the platform of the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop in Dyker Heights served by the N line, according to law enforcement officials. A second officer was grazed in the leg during the shooting. Both cops were in plain clothes. According to sources, the officers had stopped the suspect on a train and exited with him at the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop after he was caught walking between subway cars. At some point, the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire on the officers, the sources said. The officer hit in the lower back was able to return fire, killing the suspect. The Brooklyn-bound N train was bypassing the station Thursday night. The northbound train is running the line between Stillwell Avenue and 36th Street. An off-duty officer was also shot in the Bronx Thursday evening during an apparent robbery attempt. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two police officers were shot at the Fort Hamilton Parkway train station in Brooklyn. The suspect was shot and killed. One officer was shot in the leg and was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. The other officer suffered a graze wound.
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