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NYPD officers wounded in shootout with suspect after car chase NYPD officers wounded in shootout with suspect after car chase
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City officials said two New York City police department officers had been wounded in a shootout with a suspect who crashed his car into a police vehicle.City officials said two New York City police department officers had been wounded in a shootout with a suspect who crashed his car into a police vehicle.
NYPD commissioner William Bratton said the officers were shot in a confrontation in Brooklyn just before 3.30am on Saturday. He said one officer was struck in his bulletproof vest and suffered blunt force trauma, and the other officer was shot below his vest, in the right hip.NYPD commissioner William Bratton said the officers were shot in a confrontation in Brooklyn just before 3.30am on Saturday. He said one officer was struck in his bulletproof vest and suffered blunt force trauma, and the other officer was shot below his vest, in the right hip.
The officers were in stable condition at Kings County Hospital and were expected to make a full recovery.The officers were in stable condition at Kings County Hospital and were expected to make a full recovery.
Officials said the suspect, 34-year-old James Funes, was shot multiple times. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital. There was no word on his condition.Officials said the suspect, 34-year-old James Funes, was shot multiple times. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital. There was no word on his condition.
Officials said officers had heard gunfire and as they approached the suspect, he pointed a revolver and fled. The suspect, traveling the wrong way on a street, rammed his vehicle into a patrol car.Officials said officers had heard gunfire and as they approached the suspect, he pointed a revolver and fled. The suspect, traveling the wrong way on a street, rammed his vehicle into a patrol car.
Officers opened fire, striking Funes several times. A .357 revolver, containing five spent shell casings, was found in the front seat of his car.Officers opened fire, striking Funes several times. A .357 revolver, containing five spent shell casings, was found in the front seat of his car.
Both officers were hit during the shootout. Their names were not immediately released.
“The bottom line today is, thank God both these officers will be making a full recovery,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio, who visited the officers in the hospital and then joined Bratton at a news conference.
“And thank God for what they do for us.”
De Blasio said one of the officers was a nine-year police veteran with two children and expecting a third. He said the other officer had been with the department for three years.