A man was shot by police in the Bronx on Monday afternoon after he opened fire on officers who had come across him carrying a gun, according to police. The confrontation unfolded just before 3:30 p.m. near 2657 Bainbridge Avenue, between East 194th and 196th streets, and ended with the man hospitalized and no officers hurt.
Officers were patrolling the area when they spotted the man with a gun at that address, according to ABC7 New York, which reported that the man then fired at the officers before they returned fire and struck him. The station reported the man is believed to have suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to a local hospital, and said no officers were injured in the exchange.
A gun was recovered at the scene, and the investigation into the shooting remains ongoing, the station's report added. Police have not released further details about what led to the encounter or who the man is.
Conflicting Accounts Of Injury And Neighborhood
Other outlets reporting on the shooting offered additional, and at times differing, details. Gothamist reported that officials said the man was shot in the leg and taken to a hospital in stable condition, while placing the shooting in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx. amNewYork, by contrast, described the location as Fordham, and reported that officers struck the man twice in the leg, adding that he was expected to survive.
The discrepancy over whether the block falls within Fordham or Kingsbridge Heights has not been resolved in available reporting. Both neighborhoods border the stretch of Bainbridge Avenue near East 194th and 196th streets, and police have not issued a clarification on the boundary.
NYPD Expected To Brief Reporters
Gothamist reported that the NYPD planned to hold a news conference in the hours following the shooting to provide additional information. As of the latest reporting, authorities had not released the man's identity, his age, or any details about what prompted the initial encounter.
The shooting adds to a growing list of questions for investigators, who have so far only confirmed that a gun was recovered at the scene and that the case remains active. No further updates on the man's condition or the investigation's findings had been made public.
