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Update: Police Officer Shot In The Bronx
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Ben Muessig
Published Mar 22, 2010
Modified Mar 22, 2010
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[UPDATE BELOW] An NYPD officer was shot inside a Bronx public housing project just before 12:30 p.m., according to police scanner reports. The wire dispatches indicate that an emotionally disturbed person shot an officer at 3073 Park Avenue in the Bronx and "barricaded [himself] with a gun inside the [apartment]." It's unclear if the officer was on duty at the time of the shooting, but responding officers put him in a patrol car and drove him to Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, according to the scanner.
WCBS also reports that the officer was taken to Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center. MyFoxNY notes that the incident occurred within the Morrisania Air Rights public housing complex in Melrose. According to the Daily News, the officer was shot in the stomach, and is in "serious condition."
Update (1:45 p.m.): WCBS now reports that the officer—who was on duty and wearing his bullet-resistant vest—was hit with three shots. According to 1010WINS, the vest might have stopped at least one bullet, but two rounds hit him in the stomach. Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly are reportedly heading to the hospital to speak with the cop's family. "Details are still coming in. We just don't know how serious it's going to be," the Mayor said. New police scanner reports indicate that the suspected gunman was pronounced dead inside the Bronx apartment.
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