The NYPD asked that residents avoid Canal Street between Chrystie Street and Allen Street.
Two NYPD officers were shot while responding to a robbery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side on Thursday, officials said.
The shooting took place after a robbery was reported inside an e-bike store around 4:13 p.m. near 91 Canal St., the NYPD said. A foot chase ensued after officers arrived, according to officials. Both officers were taken to a nearby hospital and listed in stable condition, according to police.Police said they recovered a gun, and one person was in custody. Officials did not immediately name the person in custody.
The NYPD asked that residents avoid Canal Street between Chrystie Street and Allen Street around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday as the investigation continues. Mikey Reihill works as a bartender at the popular Lower Manhattan watering hole Attaboy. He said he was riding inside an Uber on his way to work when two officers, who were responding to the shooting on foot, stopped the vehicle he was riding in and jumped in next to him.
“I didn’t really know what was going on,” he told Gothamist near the scene. “They were out of breath from chasing and stuff. I didn’t really want to ask either of them, ‘What’s going on?’”Queens man charged with firing homemade 'ghost gun' at NYPD officersThe transit agency recently instituted an expiration policy for one-way tickets, including those already purchased, as part of its fare adjustments.
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