The officer was injured, the driver was later taken into custody.
The officer pulled over the driver of a Dodge Charger, going east on East 167th Street at Walton Avenue, for a traffic violation at around 6:30 p.m.
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As the officer conducted the stop, the driver sped off. The officer s hand was caught on the driver s side window as the vehicle fled.
The officer fired multiple shots at the vehicle, which was struck by the gunfire.
A person was shot at a gas station in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx. The victim was shot in the foot at the BP gas station at Webster Avenue at 7:10 a.m. Monday.
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Bronx (WABC) An emotionally-disturbed person has been arrested and charged after shots were fired at officers through the front door of a Bronx apartment.
The incident happened on West 183rd Street in the University Heights section at around 11:40 Wednesday morning.
Police say the suspect, 39-year-old Samuel Foster, was barricaded inside an apartment and began shooting through the front door.
At least five shots were fired.
It s unclear if the person was aiming for police.
No one was hurt.
Police say he has since been arrested and charged with attempted murder and reckless endangerment.