Officers engaged in a wild Bronx gunfight with an armed suspect that ended with the perpetrator being critically injured late on Saturday night, police reported.
Police officials said the shooting was the result of a pursuit that started in Upper Manhattan after the suspect and a second individual were caught driving a reported stolen vehicle.
But while heading to the scene, Chell noted, they observed the stolen vehicle being driven recklessly through the area. After a quick check of the license plate confirmed the vehicle had been stolen, the officers pursued the vehicle into the Bronx to the intersection of West 161st Street and Summit Avenue.
Following the initial exchange, the chief of patrol explained, the perpetrator took off across the bridge into a marshy area near the Major Deegan. The NYPD Aviation Unit was called in to to light up the area, and about 10 minutes later, they located the gunman, who Chell said again engaged officers in a second shootout.reported, officers struck the suspect in the head and leg.
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