Overview
- The incident occurred on May 11 at around 7:30 p.m. on Port Richmond Avenue in Staten Island during a traffic stop for tinted windows.
- The 31-year-old suspect fled the initial stop, encountered another NYPD vehicle, and opened fire, striking the police car but missing the officers inside.
- Three officers sustained minor injuries from shattered glass and were treated at a hospital before being released.
- The suspect, on parole for a prior Manhattan assault, was apprehended after crashing into a parked vehicle; two firearms were recovered from his car.
- The suspect remains hospitalized in NYPD custody as investigators prepare formal charges and continue their review of the incident.