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NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) — The NYPD released bodycam video Saturday showing the Friday night altercation between police and a suspected gang member in the Bronx that left a lieutenant shot in the ankle.
The shooting happened around midnight at Lyman Place and East 169th Street in Foxhurst as the lieutenant and three officers wrestled with a man who tried running away when he saw them emerge from an unmarked car, Commissioner Dermot Shea said at a Saturday morning press conference.
Bodycam footage released by the NYPD later on Saturday shows officers struggling with the suspect on a sidewalk. A shot can be heard after one officer says, "Stop reaching for it."
Multiple people can be heard yelling, "He's got a gun," as officers try to get the man into custody.
The lieutenant was treated at Jacobi Hospital and released. The officers with him were treated for “minor bumps and bruises,” Shea said.
The suspect was taken into custody. He was not injured.
Shea did not identify the police personnel or suspect by name.
The lieutenant and the officers, all in uniform, were assigned to a unit combatting gun violence. They saw the man while patrolling the block and stopped to engage with him because they suspected he was armed, Shea said.
The man ran about 50 feet before the lieutenant and officers caught up to him, Shea said. He said police believe the suspect fired one round and that it went through the lieutenant’s leg and lodged in a parked car.
A 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun loaded with 12 bullets was recovered at the scene, Shea said. A malfunction caused by a stuck shell casing prevented it from firing more rounds.
Shea praised officers for their “incredible restraint” as they tussled with the armed man. He said the struggle lasted 5 to 8 minutes.
The suspect, an alleged gang member, was arrested eight months ago for gun possession in the same area of the Bronx and has a previous conviction for a firearms offense, Shea said.
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