Overview

• The shooting happened around 8:50 a.m. near 22nd Road on the Whitestone Expressway, police said.
• The detective was taken to Jamaica Hospital conscious and alert with non-life-threatening wounds to the leg and arm, according to authorities.
• The officer is assigned to the Queens North Warrants Squad, and officials said the squad was attempting to make an arrest at the time.
• Law enforcement sources said detectives may have come upon a robbery and carjacking, and a person of interest is in custody.
• Mayor Eric Adams headed to Queens as a hospital briefing was expected and police urged drivers to avoid the area.