NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An NYPD officer who was shot and wounded in Harlem Wednesday was not the victim of friendly fire, police said.
At approximately 1:51 am, eight police officers responded to a 911 call by a resident of 2785 Fredrick Douglass Boulevard who said a male neighbor was harassing her, banging on doors and breaking glass.
The officers went to the second floor of the building to investigate the complaint and to locate the man.
As the officers searched the second-floor hallway, one officer suddenly encountered the naked suspect who pointed a pointing a 9mm semi-automatic handgun at the officer. A violent struggle immediately began, and shots were fired, police said.
Officer, Christopher Wintermute, 34, called for help and the other officers fired shots firearms, striking the suspect several times. Wintermute was struck in the chest during the gunfight and was saved by his bullet proof vest.
Police released video Thursday of the scene which appeared to show the naked man firing at the officer.
He was also punched in the face several times, police said.
The 29-year-old suspect and super of the building, Victor Hernandez, was the son of a police officer. He was hit by 10 bullets and died at Harlem Hospital.
His gun was recovered at the scene.
The deadly confrontation is the latest in a string of shootings involving police officers.On Oct. 14, police fatally shot an armed man in Brooklyn as he fired a gun at another man. Hours later, officers wounded an armed man on a subway platform in the Bronx. On Oct. 17, a sergeant shot and killed a motorist in the Bronx who had been pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. Police said the sergeant fired after the man tried to drive away as officers were attempting to arrest him.Two NYPD officers have been killed in shootings this year, but in both deaths the fatal shots were fired by other police officers.