NEW YORK — On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 10:43 p.m., three plain clothed officers assigned to the 88 Precinct in Brooklyn observed three males involved in a dispute in the vicinity of Park Avenue and North Portland Avenue.
The two police officers and lieutenant, operating an unmarked department vehicle, drove past the suspects and as they turned the vehicle around to approach the group of men, they were fired upon by at least two of the suspects.
Their police vehicle was stuck numerous times, missing the officers inside. The officers returned fire, and observed the suspects fleeing the location on foot.
A .45 caliber Sar Arms semi-automatic handgun was recovered under the tire of a nearby vehicle. A canvass of area hospitals resulted in the discovery of a 23-year-old male who arrived at Beth Israel Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left leg. The suspect remains in stable condition and is now in custody.
Being briefed now at scene of last night’s police involved shooting where officers were fired upon in their vehicle. pic.twitter.com/51j89ZU34e
— Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) October 8, 2015
The three plain clothed officers were removed to Methodist Hospital for the treatment of tinnitus. The investigation is ongoing.
Pursuant to the investigation, the two outstanding suspects, a 24 year-old male and a 21 year-old male, were apprehended this morning without incident in Brooklyn.
The investigation remains ongoing.
