WAKEFIELD, A woman was shot
after a car wanted for a traffic stop in Mount Vernon jumped two curbs, then
crashed in the Bronx.
Police said the car was stopped in Mount
Vernon Tuesday morning for excessive window tint, but before the traffic stop
was completed, the driver drove away, nearly striking officer.
Police pursued the car, which ended up in the
Wakefield section of the Bronx. The vehicle hopped two sidewalks while trying
to get around a blockade at East 234th Street and Bronx Boulevard.
Eventually, it crashed near the blockade at a
gas station, according to the New York City Police Department.
A woman who was in the car was shot in the
shoulder while trying to get out, police said. She is in stable condition at
Jacobi hospital.
It is unclear how shots were fired during the
incident, but none was fired by police.
A suspect was being held in the Bronx, but
the Mount Vernon Police Department is handling the investigation and the
suspect will be transferred.
When the driver refused to pull over, the
officer followed the car in the Wakefield section of the Bronx and opened fire
near Bronx Blvd. and East 234th St., sources said.
The woman in the passenger’s seat was struck
by a bullet and taken to an area hospital for treatment. The male suspect was
taken into custody at the scene.
So far, no weapon has been recovered from the
suspect's vehicle.
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