NYPD: 2 police officers shot in the Bronx
Injuries reported to be not life-threatening
Two police officers were shot in the Bronx Monday night, the New York Police Department confirmed.
Police officials told the Associated Press the two cops' injuries were not life-threatening. Several local news outlets reported the officers were shot while responding to a robbery.
Scene of two NYPD Officers shot in the Bronx- East 184th St. and Tiebout, 46 precinct. MOS at St Barnabas hospital. pic.twitter.com/N0CrOPKAAv
— Pearl Gabel (@PearlGabel) January 6, 2015
WNBC in New York reported one officer was shot in the back, but is believed to have been wearing a bullet proof vest that may have saved his life while the second officer suffered a graze wound to the elbow.
The Daily News two robbery suspects fled on foot and that responding officers recovered a revolver at the scene.
Both WNBC and the New York Post reported one robbery suspect first fled in a car and crashed, then fled on foot. No suspects have been taken into custody.
Two NYPD Officers have been shot in the 46 Pct. Please pray for them.
— NYPD 121st Precinct (@NYPD121Pct) January 6, 2015
Prayers again for two of our #NYPD officers.
— NYPD 67th Precinct (@NYPD67Pct) January 6, 2015
The shootings come just weeks after NYPD police officers Wenjian Liu and Raphael Ramos were fatally shot in Brooklyn on Dec. 20 by a man believed to be seeking revenge for the police-involved deaths of Ferguson teen Michael Brown and Eric Garner of Staten Island.
Earlier Monday New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton held a press conference to announce a dip in crime in the city. Bratton also addressed reports of an intentional work slowdown by NYPD cops angry at the mayor's support of recent anti-cop protests in NYC.
"At this time, I would not use the term slowdown,” Bratton said, adding if he discovers organized effort on the part of police, “we will deal with it very forcefully.”
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