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NYPD Officer Shot, Saved by Armor

The officer was hit in his vest as officers arrived at the apartment shortly after 9 p.m. and the suspect fired through the door, the sources said. Another officer was grazed in the leg, police said.

March 8, 2021

A Brooklyn man shot an NYPD officer in his ballistic vest and grazed another in the leg during a standoff with police after he wounded his roommate at their apartment late Sunday, officials say.

The 44-year-old suspect was taken into custody following the clash with police who responded to a call from his wounded roommate, police sources told the New York Post .

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The roommate dialed 911 from their apartment.

The officer was hit in his vest as officers arrived at the apartment shortly after 9 p.m. and the suspect fired through the door, the sources said. Another officer was grazed in the leg, police said.