Police: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Suspect During Armed Robbery In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An off-duty police officer shot and wounded a suspect during an armed robbery in the Bronx, police said.
It happened just before 4 a.m. Monday near East 179th Street and Creston Avenue in the Mount Hope section.
The housing sergeant was walking to a relative's house after his shift when he said three men suddenly surrounded him and stole his his cell phone, 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck reported.
The officer said one suspect had a gun and another was armed with a knife, Schuck reported.
When the trio discovered the victim's badge, police said one of the suspects said: "Shoot him, shoot him,'' in Spanish.
The officer pulled out his gun and fired a single shot, striking an 18-year-old suspect in the torso, police said.
Two knives, including a steak knife, were found on the injured suspect, who was taken to St. Barnabus Hospital in stable condition, Schuck reported.
The other two men involved are still at large.
The officer was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where he was treated for trauma.
The investigation is ongoing.
