Crime & Safety
Suspect Shot By Police in Bed-Stuy
Man shot in leg after pointing gun at police on Saturday.
An officer shot and injured a suspect in Bed-Stuy on Saturday afternoon after a brief chase on Hart Street, police said over the weekend.
According to police, two officers were on a quality of life call near 227 Hart Street on Saturday when they saw two men being chased by a 26-year-old man with a gun.
The officers gave chase, yelling for the suspect with the weapon to stop and drop the gun. The suspect then turned, according to the police, and pointed his gun at one of the officers, who fired a shot into the leg of the suspect.
The suspect was taken to Kings County Hospital where he is in stable condition. Neither of the officers was injured during the incident.
Investigators have not yet disclosed charges for the injured suspect.
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