First responders have been called to a scene on Staten Island this morning after a city firefighter was shot.
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It happened shortly before 6 a.m. Friday at a 2-story apartment house on Destiny Court in the Mariners Harbor section.
When fire crews responded, the man started shooting, hitting a firefighter in the leg.
The suspect fired several shots and wounded the firefighter as multiple law-enforcement agencies surrounded the home.
The man barricaded himself inside the home, and authorities were working to reach him, police said.
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An enormous number of emergency officials are on the scene – including heavily-armed Emergency Service Unit cops, Haz-Mat officers and about 60 firefighters.
