Suspect shot by police after striking officers with vehicle in the Bronx, NYPD says
Police shot a suspect who allegedly hit multiple officers with a vehicle in the Bronx on Sunday, the New York City Police Department said.
It happened near East Fordham Road and Webster Avenue.
According to police, around 5:35 p.m., a license plate reader flagged a Kia Sportage that had been reported stolen Saturday in the Bronx. The vehicle was first detected traveling through Washington Heights, then flagged a second time about 10 minutes later crossing the University Heights Bridge.
Police said NYPD Aviation began tracking the vehicle and notified local community response team units, who were able to locate the vehicle and follow it.
Officers saw the driver stop once to drop off a passenger, then when the vehicle stopped a second time just before 6 p.m., police said six unmarked NYPD vehicles surrounded the Kia Sportage.
Multiple officers got out of their vehicles, repeatedly telling the driver and a passenger to get out of the car, police said.
The driver allegedly reversed the vehicle into an unmarked police car and multiple members of the NYPD, then put the car into drive and drove forward, striking a sergeant, who was thrown to the ground. Police said another officer jumped onto a parked vehicle to avoid being hit.
Police said the driver then put the vehicle back into reverse.
"With the sergeant on the ground in front of the Kia and multiple additional officers in close proximity to the car, the officer on top of the parked vehicle discharged his firearm at the driver," NYPD Assistant Chief Aneudy Castillo said.
The driver was struck at least once in the arm. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police said the sergeant and multiple officers were taken to local hospitals to be treated for various injuries. All are reported to be in stable condition. Police did not immediately have an exact count of how many officers were injured.
Video of the incident was captured on body-worn cameras.
The suspect has not yet been identified, but police said he is 18 years old and was arrested in February of this year in connection to a shooting in the Bronx.
A passenger who was in the vehicle was also taken into custody.
No charges have been filed yet.
