Overview

• Police say two men robbed a Gulf station before 5:30 a.m., then opened fire on NYPD officers during a foot chase around 5:45 a.m. on Pearl Street.
• Officers returned fire and no injuries were reported, and investigators recovered a dropped pistol along the suspects’ escape route.
• One suspect is in custody, while the search for the second suspect remains active in the Mount Vernon area near the Bronx border.
• Metro-North temporarily halted New Haven Line service between Mount Vernon East and Fordham during the police response, citing safety concerns.
• Mount Vernon police, NYPD, MTA Police, Westchester County officers, and federal agents from the FBI and ATF are leading the ongoing investigation, with surveillance video showing the robbers pointing guns at the attendant.