Bronx Police Shooting Incident
NYPD Officers Struck, Suspect Shot After Stolen Car Chase in Bronx
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The NYPD said the police-involved shooting occurred at 5:34 p.m. Officers responding to a report found a parked vehicle; as they approached, it “suddenly accelerated and struck several of them, including a sergeant,” and shots were fired after the impact.
Hospital details were clarified by a police source: the sergeant was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital, a second officer was being treated for tinnitus at St. Barnabas, and the suspect was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.
Localizing the scene, amNewYork reported the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. outside a strip of storefronts at 380 Fordham Road, within the 46th Precinct, and that police created a perimeter along Fordham Road between Marion and Decatur Avenues.
NYPD communications emphasized traffic impacts: the NYPD posted on X urging residents to avoid East Fordham Road between Marion and Decatur, warning of “delays and heavy traffic in the area.”
Reporting from law-enforcement sources indicated officers tried to pull the stolen car over after following it from Manhattan, and it was “not immediately known whether there were multiple people inside the car.”
A stolen SUV turned into a weapon on Sunday evening in the Bronx, leaving an NYPD sergeant pinned under the vehicle and a suspect shot by police. The incident unfolded at 5:34 p.m. outside a strip of storefronts at 380 East Fordham Road, near Webster Avenue, according to amNewYork.
The sergeant was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. The driver, who was shot by officers, was transported to Jacobi Medical Center — also in stable condition, CBS News reported. A second officer was treated at St. Barnabas for tinnitus caused by nearby gunfire.
License Plate Reader Alert Triggered the Deadly Encounter
The chain of events started around 5:00 p.m., when a license plate reader flagged a stolen silver Kia Sportage with New Jersey plates entering the Bronx from Manhattan, according to Daily Voice. The SUV had been reported stolen the day before, on Saturday.
Officers from the 46th Precinct tracked the car to a parked position on Fordham Road. When they approached on foot at 5:34 p.m., the driver suddenly hit the gas. The vehicle struck several officers. One sergeant was pinned underneath it, ABC7 New York reported.
Officers Fired After Sergeant Was Struck and Pinned
With the sergeant down and the car still moving, at least one officer opened fire, striking the driver. The suspect tried to flee but was quickly taken into custody, according to amNewYork. The entire sequence — from the approach to the shooting — lasted roughly one minute.
Three people in total were injured: the sergeant, a second officer, and the suspect. Police said it was not immediately known whether anyone else was inside the car at the time of the shooting. Charges against the driver are pending.
Fordham Road Locked Down for Hours After the Shooting
The NYPD declared a Level 1 mobilization and flooded the scene with emergency responders. Officers set up a perimeter stretching roughly three city blocks — from Marion Avenue to Decatur Avenue along Fordham Road, one of the Bronx's busiest commercial corridors.
The NYPD posted on X urging residents to avoid East Fordham Road between Marion and Decatur Avenues, warning of "delays and heavy traffic in the area." The closure lasted from roughly 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on a Sunday evening, snarling traffic across the central Bronx, amNewYork reported.
NYPD's Force Unit to Review Whether Shooting Followed Protocol
The NYPD's Force Investigation Division will now review whether officers followed department rules on firing at a moving vehicle. Under NYPD Patrol Guide rules, shooting at a moving vehicle is generally restricted unless the car itself is being used as a deadly weapon — which officials say it was in this case.
The incident fits a pattern that public safety analysts have flagged: suspects in stolen cars using sudden acceleration to escape foot-patrol officers in tight, crowded spaces. Fordham Road and Webster Avenue is one of the busiest intersections in the Bronx, with heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic even on weekend evenings, according to Norwood News.
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