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Police officer grazed in shooting in Brooklyn: sources
The suspect fired a shotgun during a two-hour standoff after an earlier fatal shooting; the injured NYPD officer is expected to survive, officials said.
- On Monday, an NYPD officer was shot while confronting a suspect during a homicide investigation at 1,046 Thomas S Boyland St and was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital expected to survive.
- A deadly shooting outside 1,046 Thomas S Boyland St prompted officers to respond after a 911 call, where they found a 41-year-old man shot dead near Hegeman Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
- At 7:45 a.m., officers say the suspect opened fire from an apartment door with a shotgun, hitting an officer with birdshot pellets as officers returned fire and the suspect barricaded himself inside.
- Several residents were evacuated and at least one was handcuffed and removed, First Deputy Mayor Randy Castro went to Brookdale University Hospital, and two other officers were treated after a crash near the scene.
- Sources say the exact nature of the officer's wound is still unclear as the NYPD shut down the area near Linden Boulevard and Thomas S Boyland Street, with delays expected.
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