NYPD cops chasing gun-toting man hit him with vehicle, critically injuring him

Nicholas Williams, John Annese, New York Daily News
Updated ·2 min read
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Cops in Brooklyn chasing a gun-toting man struck him with their NYPD vehicle early Sunday, critically injuring him, officials said.

The tense confrontation started at about 3:30 a.m. when two NYPD detectives came upon the man pointing a gun at a woman outside a store at the corner of Sutter and Ralph Aves., NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said.

The man ran off and tossed the gun while the detectives chased him on foot, Chell said. That’s when a second pair of NYPD cops, a sergeant and officer in uniform in an unmarked vehicle, tried to cut him off in the driveway of a storage facility at East New York and Ralph Aves, Chell said.

They struck the man with their vehicle, critically injuring him, police said. Medics took him to an area hospital, where he was undergoing surgery Sunday morning, according to Chell.

The detectives, both from Bronx Narcotics, were assigned to Brownsville as part of a summer crime reduction program, Chell said.

“They probably prevented a shooting tonight,” he said.

Police have not released the name or age of the man and have not identified the officers involved.

Dolton Adams, 56, said he came upon the scene at about 4:30 a.m. and saw the aftermath.

“The cops blocked off the whole area. … They blocked off the B15, that’s the airport bus,” he told the Daily News. “That’s crazy, they struck the guy with their car, that’s dangerous. What if that was daytime with kids around?

“This area has got better, but this didn’t catch me off guard, I’ve been here around nine years, and I come across candles, memorials from time to time,” he added. “Can’t really be shocked because anything can happen.”