NYPD cop is shot in the arm during shootout in a parking lot

Dramatic video shows the moment a NYPD cop is shot in the arm during shootout in a parking lot that left the suspect dead and another in custody

  • Shocking surveillance video captures an intense shootout between the NYPD and a man holding a gun 
  • In the video a 34-year-old cop is seen chasing the suspect down 
  • The suspect hides behind a car and fires three shots, hitting the cop in the arm 
  • The officer, a five and a half year veteran of the NYPD, was hospitalized and is in stable condition
  • Suspect was pronounced dead at scene after another cop shot him in the chest  
  • Shootout occurred Thursday around 4.30pm after cops responded to reports of a man shooting his gun up in the air 
  • This is the second time an NYPD officer has been shot this year 

Shocking video footage of a police shootout in New York shows the moment a cop is shot in the arm by a gun-wielding suspect. 

On Thursday NYPD officers got into a shootout with a suspect in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan around 4:30pm Thursday. 

Two officers not in uniform initially responded to reports of a man repeatedly shooting his gun in the air. 

When the cops arrived to the scene, they chased down the man who was found with a gun in his hand into a nearby parking garage and backup officers were called. 

Shocking surveillance video captures the moment a cop (left) was hit in the arm by a gun-weilding suspect (right) during a shootout in Washington Heights, New York on Thursday

In the video a NYPD officer is seen chasing down a gun-weilding suspect who runs and hides behind a car, firing three shots, one of which hits the cop in the arm

In the video a NYPD officer is seen chasing down a gun-weilding suspect who runs and hides behind a car, firing three shots, one of which hits the cop in the arm

Backup is called to the car lot and a cop is seen running with the injured cop to safety

Backup is called to the car lot and a cop is seen running with the injured cop to safety

The 34-year-old officer who was hit was taken to St. Luke's Hospital with a non-life threatening injury and is in stable condition. He was a five and a half year veteran of the NYPD

The 34-year-old officer who was hit was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital with a non-life threatening injury and is in stable condition. He was a five and a half year veteran of the NYPD

Surveillance video from the parking lot shows the tense moment a cop runs after the gun-wielding suspect, who runs behind a car. 

After the suspect cowers behind a parked car, he fired three shots at the officer. 

The 34-year-old cop was hit in the arm. 

Then the cop’s partner pulls up in to the parking lot in an unmarked police car and shoots the suspect.  

The NYPD shared pictures of the gun used in the attack after it was found at the scene

The NYPD shared pictures of the gun used in the attack after it was found at the scene

NYPD shared an image of this undercover cop car that the suspect fired at, creating a bullethold in the windshield

NYPD shared an image of this undercover cop car that the suspect fired at, creating a bullethold in the windshield 

A closer look at the bullet hole in the windshield of the undercover cop car pictured above

A closer look at the bullet hole in the windshield of the undercover cop car pictured above 

‘At the same time this is happening, the officer’s partner, also a 34 Precinct Anti-Crime officer, drives his unmarked police car into the parking lot,’ NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said. 

‘He gets out and takes a position in front of the car. One bullet fired by the suspect goes past this officer and through the windshield of the police car. This second officer then fires three rounds at the suspect,’ he added. 

The suspect was hit in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital and a gun was found near his body. 

A second suspect reportedly attempted to flee the scene through a parking lot but was later apprehended. He has been taken into custody but it’s not yet clear what charges he will face.

A spokesperson for the NYPD told DailyMail.com they aren’t looking for any other suspects in relation to the incident. 

Officers from the New York Police Department were summoned to 191st Street and Wadsworth Avenue on Thursday afternoon. In the shootout a cop was hit in the arm and the suspect was shot dead by police

Officers from the New York Police Department were summoned to 191st Street and Wadsworth Avenue on Thursday afternoon. In the shootout a cop was hit in the arm and the suspect was shot dead by police

The suspect was hit in the chest by another officer and was pronounced dead at the scene

The suspect was hit in the chest by another officer and was pronounced dead at the scene 

Police say a man shooting his gun in the air, accompanied by another suspect, opened fire at the attending officers, striking one in the arm

Police say a man shooting his gun in the air, accompanied by another suspect, opened fire at the attending officers, striking one in the arm

The 34-year-old officer who was hit was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital with a non-life threatening injury and is in stable condition. He was a five and a half year veteran of the NYPD.

The gun responsible for the shooting was recovered at the scene. 

The NYPD shared pictures of the gun used in the attack, as well as a picture of the bullet hole that pierced the windshield of the undercover cop car. 

This is the second time an NYPD officer has been shot this year. Detective Brian Simonsen was shot and killed in February, after a tragic case of friendly fire in Queens.   

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