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NYPD Body Cam Video Shows Police-Involved Shooting That Injured Suspected Car Thief In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- New NYPD body cam video captures a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn that injured a suspected car thief.

It happened just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 6 near Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York.

Police say officers approached two men standing next to a stolen white van.

That's when one of the suspects, 60-year-old Paul Reed, allegedly got in the van and took off, firing at the officers.

They fired back, hitting Reed in the leg.

Reed is now facing charges, including reckless endangerment.

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