The images – released hours after the 3:30 p.m. shooting at Jamaica Avenue and East 161st Street – show the suspect wearing a black winter coat over a red hoodie, and a black mask.
Officer Brett Boller, 22, was struck when the gunman opened fire while attempting to evade arrest, according to police.
The gunman ran past the cops and fled the scene, but didn’t make it far before Boller caught up and tussled with the man.NYPDThe suspect whipped out a gun and shot Boller once in the right hip.
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