NYPD: Detectives open fire on robbery suspects outside Bronx deli
NEW YORK -- The NYPD is investigating a police-involved shooting in the Morrisania section of the Bronx.
Police say two men were robbing a man outside a deli on East 166th Street and Third Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
One of the suspects allegedly struck the victim with a gun.
Two detectives investigating a separate incident nearby saw what was happening, and the suspect allegedly pointed his gun at them.
The detectives each fired one shot. Nobody was struck.
The suspects got away.
