March 22, 2010, 12:56 pm Officer Shot in Bronx

Updated, 1:19 p.m. | A police officer was shot in the South Bronx shortly after noon on Monday, a law enforcement official said.

The uniformed officer from the 44th Precinct was shot two or three times in the stomach, the authorities said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital. His condition was not immediately released. The officer wearing a bullet-proof vest at the time of the shooting.

The suspect in the shooting was barricaded inside 3073 Park Avenue near Morris Avenue, where the shooting occurred, about eight blocks east of Yankee Stadium. More details to follow soon.
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just to show us all how our men in uniform are always on the line of life n death for our safety. May he have a easy and fast recovery.
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Updated, 2:26 p.m. | A police officer was shot in the groin or thigh and in the bullet-proof vest in a housing-project apartment in the South Bronx around 12:30 p.m. Monday, law enforcement officials said. He was undergoing surgery and expected to survive.

There were conflicting reports about the fate of the man who shot the officer.

The uniformed officer, from the 44th precinct, was one of four who went to the apartment at 3073 Park Avenue in the Morrisania Air Rights houses after a home health aide called 911 to say that there was a dispute in the apartment involving a man with a gun, a law enforcement official said. At one point, the man with the gun was barricaded in the apartment, the official said.

The officer, whose name was not released, is being treated at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center.

He's out of surgery BH is ok and the three bullets were stopped by his vest.

Wow! I hope his recovery is easy.

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I'm so sorry to hear about this. Praying for his recovery.

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So sorry to hear. Amazing how people routinely put themselves in danger to protect us.

Posted: Mon, Mar 22 2010, 4:48 pm Post subject:

Mommy, can I ask a bit of a personal question. Did you know your dh was a cop or planning to become a cop when you got married? Because I would be so scared of the danger he faces day in and day out. Kol Hakovod (even if it was a decision made after marriage).

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May he have an easy and speedy recovery.

I am so sorry!
My friends daughter joined the US Army as a field medic and she is currently stationed in the South Bronx--they say it is as close to simulated battle field as being IN an ACTUAL war!

Wishing a speedy recovery!
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