CROWN HEIGHTS – A POLICE OFFICER was shot, apparently by friendly fire, during a confrontation early Sunday morning, Spectrum News reports, and is recovering.
The incident unfolded at around 4:30 a.m. near Nostrand Avenue and St. John’s Place. Security footage from multiple cameras, shown by ABC News, appears to show a young man firing a gun at a passing SUV, in which several officers were traveling. After the vehicle came to a stop, the officers said they attempted to talk to the shooter before shooting back at him; in the gunfire, Detective Robert Carroll was struck in the back, but was saved by his bulletproof vest.
The suspect, an 18-year-old man, was caught and Tased several blocks away, and has been arrested. Police said they recovered the gun and that he had confronted several others with it.
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