Two New York City police officers were shot on Sunday in Brooklyn by a man who allegedly shot his own roommate.
Police say officers responded to a call on 42 Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday where the armed suspect was barricaded. Three officers and a sergeant arrived at the shooting scene and had to walk single file up a narrow flight of stairs to get to the shooting victim’s apartment, Chief of Department Rodney Harrison said.
A man emerged from the apartment with a blanket over his head, Harrison said. After exchanging some words with the officers, the man pulled a .38-caliber revolver from under the blanket, the chief said.
One police officer was grazed by a bullet and another was shot in the chest. The second officer was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time, authorities said. He was transported to Kings County Hospital where he's expected to recover, according to the police department.
Authorities later discovered that a man had been shot in the leg by the suspect. The victim, who was the suspect's roommate, said the shooting was unprovoked. There was also a woman at the scene but it's unclear how she's related to the roommates.
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The gunman was taken into custody after hostage negotiators were called, police said. They did not immediately release the man’s name or the charges against him.
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The alleged gunman, who has not been identified, has been taken into custody and police said charges will be filed later Monday.
Police officials showed surveillance video and body-camera video of the encounter at the briefing at police headquarters.
An investigation is ongoing and no other information was immediately available.
