NYPD officer wounded in Bedford-Stuyvesant leaves hospital
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An NYPD officer shot three times after approaching a gun wielding man minutes after a nearby fatal shooting and crash in Brooklyn last night has been released from the hospital.
The officer, 28-year-old Brian McGurran, a 4-year veteran of the NYPD assigned to the 81 Precinct, was struck in the rear of his bulletproof vest, as well as in his leg and buttocks, near Macon Street and Howard Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
McGurran fired nine shots in return, and another officer fired a dozen rounds, striking the 26-year-old suspect in the leg.
NYPD officer shot 3 times saved by bulletproof vest
By Robert Moses and FOX 5 NY Staff
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NYPD officer shot 3 times
An NYPD officer was shot three times in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He life was likely saved by his bulletproof vest, said NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.
NEW YORK - An NYPD officer was shot three times responding to calls of shots fired in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The officer s bulletproof vest likely saved his life.
Police reviewed footage from the area of Madison and Broadway where a man was seen running up to an SUV stopped at a red light at about 11:11 p.m. Wednesday. The man opened fire at three men inside the vehicle, killing one of them, according to police.
Brian McGurran, 28, a four-year veteran from the 81st Precinct, survived the Wednesday night gun battle after taking one shot to the back of his bullet-resistant vest in the violent Bedford-Stuyvesant showdown with an armed murder suspect, cops said.
Daniel Biggs was shot in the chest and torso near Putnam and Patchen Aves., just down the block from his Bedford-Stuyvesant home, on May 2, official said.
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An NYPD officer was shot three times after approaching a gun wielding man who minutes earlier was involved in a nearby fatal shooting and crash in Brooklyn Wednesday night.
The officer, 28-year-old Brian McGurran, a four-year veteran of the NYPD assigned to the 81st Precinct, was struck in the rear of his bulletproof vest as well as in his leg and buttocks near Macon Street and Howard Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
McGurran fired nine shots in return, and another officer fired a dozen rounds, striking the 26-year-old suspect in the leg.
McGurran was rushed in stable condition to Kings County Hospital, where he was released Thursday to cheers and applause from his brothers and sisters in blue.