A rookie NYPD officer who had been on the job for just three months was shot, and police are describing the suspect as 'armed and dangerous.'
According to police, an MTA bus driver flagged down two police officers, telling them two men were involved in a dispute over a seat.A NYPD officer is out of surgery and recovering after being shot in the leg in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon. Police are still on the hunt for the suspect in the shooting.
When officers approached the bus, the suspect exited the front of the bus and pushed past the officers as he fled north on 161st Street. The rookie officer, identified as 22-year-old Brett Boller from sources, and his partner were able to catch up with the suspect, and a brief struggle ensued. "One of the officers caught up with the perpetrator," Chief of Detectives James Essig said. "A brief struggle occurred. The perpetrator fired one shot, striking our officer in the hip. The second police officer returned fire two times.
The injured officer was taken to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition. He underwent surgery and could be released as soon as Thursday.
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