Following the incident, both officers were listed in stable condition and were reportedly alert, according to police officials.
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He touted lower crime in New York City, including a 3 percent drop in shootings in 2015 and a almost 10 percent increase in gun arrests. He hit two of the officers and the third fired one shot back, sources said.
Authorities say one suspect in in custody, while another was pronounced dead on the scene.
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When word got to de Blasio about the shooting Thursday night, he was already in the Bronx at Lehman College for his State of the City speech, less than five miles away.
One of the men shot at the officers, wounding two of them – one in the face and one in the abdomen, officials said. The suspect was believed to have been shot also, police said.
Police have not yet identified the officers who were shot.
One officer was initially reported to be in grave condition after taking a bullet to the head, but NY police later said that neither of their injuries appeared to be life threatening. Police say a suspect is in custody.
“We’ll know more as soon as the Mayor is briefed by the NYPD”, mayoral spokeswoman Karen Hinton said.
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Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce called Thursday’s patrol “routine” and said that the stairwell was well-lit. A bullet struck unarmed Akai Gurley, 28, in the chest as he was on a landing with his girlfriend a floor below. Liang has pleaded not guilty, and his defense has suggested he had his gun drawn because of the unsafe nature of the assignment.
