Suspect On The Loose After Cop Hurt In Brownsville Shooting, NYPD Say

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — An NYPD officer hurt in a daylight shooting in Brownsville on Thursday is expected to survive, according to police.

The officer, a detective in Brownsville's 73rd Precinct, was driving his cruiser on Pitkin Avenue near Legion Street just after 3:30 p.m. when a man opened fire nearby, hitting the police car and injuring the detective's arm, police said.

The detective was taken to the hospital and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said. It was unclear Thursday evening whether the injury was from the bullet or shattered glass from the window, according to police.

"This person ... had no regard for any of the innocent people in this community," Mayor Eric Adams said at a press conference late Thursday. "We thank god [this officer] will be going home tonight."

Police had not caught the shooter — who they believe were aiming at a white car on the block — as of Thursday evening, NYPD officials said.

Both the detective and another officer in the car briefly chased the suspect after the shooting but lost sight of him when he ducked into courtyard on Legion Street, police said.

A gun was later found behind a Legion Street building near where the shooter was seen running, according to police.

The NYPD are offering a $13,500 reward for information leading to an arrest of the shooter.

The daylight shooting comes as city officials fight to tamp down a surge in gun violence that has been the focus of the mayor since he took office at the start of the year.

It also comes just hours after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down New York's strict limits on who can carry a concealed firearm.

Adams' pointed to the ruling as a detriment to stopping incidents like the Brownsville shooting.

"Our job is going to get harder," he said. "We are going to do everything possible to find the person who's guilty of this shooting and continue our pursuit to rid our streets of guns."

Anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips online. All calls are strictly confidential.