What to Know
- NYPD officers opened fire at an armed suspect early Wednesday morning in the Bronx, injuring the individual
- police say the suspect may or may not have fired at police on the 5 train platform at White Plains Road and 225th Street
- The shooting was the second police-involving shooting of the night. Police shot another man who was critically injured in Brooklyn
NYPD officers opened fire at an armed suspect early Wednesday morning in the Bronx, injuring the man in a second police-involved shooting of the night.
Police say shotspotter alerted cops to shots fired on the 5 train platform at White Plains Road and 225th Street. That's where they encountered an armed man and exchanged gunfire with him.
The 27-year-old suspect, who was known to police, was shot in the shoulder and was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition, according to police. No officers or other commuters were injured.
A .380 caliber semi-automatic firearm was recovered at the scene.
Videos posted on Citizen App show police taped off the entrance to the train station. The 2 and 5 train services were impacted as police continue their investigation.
No other information was immediately available.
The shooting was the second police-involving shooting of the night. Earlier Tuesday, a man was critically injured in a shootout with police in Brooklyn.
