A crazed gunman fleeing a site visitors cease on Staten Island opened hearth on a police cruiser, overtly taking pictures by means of his personal windshield and hitting the automotive, cops and sources mentioned.
The 2 officers weren’t struck by the fleeing fiend’s bullet, however they had been taken to a close-by hospital for attainable accidents associated to shattered glass, in accordance with the NYPD.
The incident started at round 7:30 p.m. when officers stopped the suspect’s Nissan SUV for a site visitors violation close to 290 Port Richmond Ave. Through the encounter, the suspect, 31, sped away in an try to evade cops.
However he quickly encountered one other marked NYPD automobile driving in the wrong way on Port Richmond Avenue, police mentioned.
The gunman smashed his Nissan into the police automotive after which opened hearth on the automobile, putting it — however lacking the officers inside.
The cops didn’t return hearth, in accordance with the NYPD.
Police mentioned the second NYPD automobile was not a part of a pursuit – the gunman occurred upon them quickly after he sped away.
The suspect, who’s on parole for an assault in Manhattan, was arrested and police recovered two weapons from contained in the Nissan, legislation enforcement sources mentioned.
He was taken to a close-by hospital, however was not critically injured, legislation enforcement sources added.
Police withheld the suspect’s title Sunday evening pending costs.
