2 Cops Shot in Bronx Responding to Robbery

A manhunt is now underway for what is believed to be two men who are responsible for shooting 2 New York City Police Officers during a robbery in the Bronx.

The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Monday near East 184th Street in the Tremont section of the Bronx. Officers who just ended their shift, were searching for suspects of an armed robbery that occurred minutes earlier at a grocery store. The officers were in a car when they spotted the two possible suspects — one outside a Chinese restaurant and another inside.

Police Commissioner William Bratton said when the officers got out, the suspect in the restaurant opened fire, prompting the officers to shoot back. The two suspects fled and then carjacked a white Camaro, which was later found abandoned. Police believe one of the suspects may have been wounded in the gunfire. A revolver was recovered nearby.

The two officers described as a 30-year-old, was shot in his left arm and lower back and a 38-year-old hit in his left arm and chest. Both officers were listed in stable condition.

The organization COP SHOT, Citizens Outraged at Police Being Shot, has offered a $10,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects.

The shooting comes just almost two weeks after two officers were fatally shot while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn.

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