Suspect Injured in Police Involved Shooting

A suspect has been shot and critically wounded in Brooklyn after leading police on a chase in East Flatbush.

Police received a report of a man with a gun just after  10 p.m. on Thursday night and tried to take the 19-year-old suspect into custody in the area of East 34th Street and Church Avenue.  The suspect fled north on East 34th Street with officers giving chase.

During the pursuit, the officers noticed that the suspect had a weapon in his hand.  One of the officers fired a shot that struck the suspect in the leg.

He was apprehended and taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition.  A BB gun was recovered at the scene.


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