NYPD Officers Shot After Early Morning Foot Chase

“Thank God both these officers will be making a full recovery, and thank God for what they do for us”, he told reporters after he visited the two officers at Kings County Hospital. The suspect was taken to Brookdale Hospital and was in critical condition.

Two New York City police officers were injured on Saturday during an exchange of gunfire with a male suspect who rammed a patrol vehicle during a chase and was then shot and critically wounded, authorities said. The officers were in an unmarked police auto. A bullet also struck officer Andrew Yurkiw’s protective vest, causing blunt-force trauma.

“I’ve met with them both and can report that they are alert, talkative and in the warm embrace of their families”, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Saturday morning.

Investigators say this revolver was found in the front seat of Funes’ vehicle with five spent shell casings inside.

According to officials the suspect, Jamal Funes, was shot multiple times.

Police were investigating how many officers fired and the exact sequence of events, including whether police themselves fired any of the shots that injured their colleagues.

The incident marked the second time this month that NYPD officers were shot on duty.

Suspect Edward Archer allegedly told police after he ambushed Officer Jesse Hartnett that he had pledged allegiance to the ISIS terror group, according to Capt. James Clark, commander of the police homicide unit.

Several officers converged on the armed driver and fired while he was in his vehicle, Bratton said. 357 caliber magnum handgun The bullet fragments that struck Officer Reddin are still being reviewed. Officer Andrew Yurkiw, who had been on the force three years, was hit in his bulletproof vest. The names of the officers have not be released. Cops say he has numerous prior arrests in NY, Illinois and North Carolina, with charges including robbery, menacing and weapons possession; he was also convicted of assault in New York in 2007 and served prison time. The officers followed, and radioed for help. The investigation is ongoing, the police said. The suspect, traveling the wrong way on a street, rammed his vehicle into a patrol auto.