Police say they wounded a man who allegedly pointed a gun at an officer in New Brighton.The NYPD closed down a stretch of busy Jersey Street from Winter to Taft avenues during the tense, afternoon standoff.
Police gave the following account of the episode:
At approximately 2:36 p.m. in the vicinity of Winter Avenue and Jersey Street, plainclothes police responded to a call giving a detailed description of a man with a gun. As officers were responding to the location, a male, fitting the description, ran off. Cops pursued the male on foot to the side of 137 Winter Ave., where the suspect pointed a firearm at one of the officers. That officer stated, "Police, don't move!"
The suspect continued to point the firearm at the officer, who fired two shots, hitting the suspect in the right arm. The suspect dropped the weapon and fled the location. He was later apprehended inside a vacant apartment located at 142 Hendricks Ave.
The suspect was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, where he is listed in stable condition.
Police say a subsequent search of the area where the firearm was recovered turned up a quantity of crack cocaine.
NYPD units — including the K-9, Aviation, Staten Island Task Force, ESU Trucks 5 and 6, detectives and uniformed officers — took part in the drama.
The commotion in the New Brighton community left some residents shaken and others shrugging their shoulders.
Police say they recovered this loaded Lorcin 9mm handgun from the crime scene.
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