NYPD: Police Officer And 16-Year-Old Both Shot By The Same Bullet In The Bronx

THE BRONX: An area is known to police as a difficult block with narcotics, gang activity, and disruptive groups was the scene of a shooting

Officers walked to a property on Lollard Place at 9:30 p.m. to deal with an unruly group of at least seven people.

The police were all dressed in their uniforms.

As cops approached, a 16-year-old teenager went toward a parked car on the street and put his hands in his pockets, according to police.

The 16-year-old did not obey with officers’ commands to withdraw his hands from his pockets, according to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, and began to physically battle with the cops.

“A single bullet was discharged from the suspect’s pistol at this moment, striking the suspect in the left groin region before exiting the suspect and striking the officer in the right leg,” a NYPD spokesperson said.

Both the police and the 16-year-old were injured but not seriously. They were sent to St. Barnabas Hospital.

According to Sewell, no police officers fired their firearm at any point.

The officer who was hurt is a four-year member of the force.

It’s assumed that they’ll be OK.

A bullet and a pistol were found at the crime site.

The pistol was reported stolen in October 2020 in South Carolina, according to police.

The 16-year-old suspect is a member of a Crips gang subsection, according to authorities.

In May 2020, he was arrested and charged as a minor with handgun possession. In December, he was placed on probation.

“In December, this guy was sentenced to probation for gun possession. He got his hands on a pistol again in January. There’s something wrong with it. We are committing tactical blunders in blocking law enforcement from being able to remove weapons from our neighbourhoods. “That’s not acceptable,” stated Mayor Eric Adams. 

Posted By Bronx Newswire Journalist Brian Harrod 

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