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NYPD Captain Accused Of Going Home After 2 Cops Shot In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An NYPD supervisor is accused of going home after two officers were shot in Brooklyn.

WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reports the NYPD has placed Capt. Scott Forster on modified duty for his actions. Police sources told CBS2 Forster was stripped of his badge and gun and limited to desk duty pending an internal investigation.

Officers William Reddin and Andrew Yurkiw were shot Sunday following a pursuit of a suspect. The shooting happened at the end of Forster's shift.

WCBS 880 reports when some cops tried to call Forster on his cellphone, he allegedly didn't answer.

Forster was supposed to go to Kings County Hospital Center to coordinate visits for the injured officers' families as he was on duty that night until 4 a.m.

Police sources told CBS2 that numerous calls were made to Forster that he must activate the "Hospital Plan," which puts the hospital administrator on alert and it draws cops from the local precinct to provide perimeter security at the hospital. It also sets aside designated rooms for the family of the injured officers, a "command center" for police brass and elected officials who monitor the investigation, and room for the press conference.

Police sources told CBS2 Forster called later that morning and had someone "sign him out." Sources said Forster called in sick when the borough commander called him to answer for his absence.

When Forster did communicate with the commander, he was unable to account for his absence and why he was out of touch the night of the shooting, police sources said.

Reddin suffered a gunshot wound to the hip, while a bullet struck Yurkiw in his bullet-proof vest.

Police arrested Frederick Jamal Funes after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers, drove away and then crashed into a patrol car in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

More than 30 rounds were fired during the incident.

Funes was hit multiple times and is currently in critical condition.

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