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Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, sucking out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and wedging into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that commenced in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were horrified.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest aches.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police began shooting. I was so panicked. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he spotted patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I witnessed the people running. I began telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I witnessed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji spotted was cops leaping on one of the suspects.
“I witnessed the man at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, deepthroating out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and plunging into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that began in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were horrified.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest anguishes.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police commenced shooting. I was so funked. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he witnessed patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I witnessed the people running. I commenced telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I spotted the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji spotted was cops leaping on one of the suspects.
“I spotted the fellow at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, gargling out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and plunging into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that embarked in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were horrified.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest anguishes.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police commenced shooting. I was so startled. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he spotted patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I witnessed the people running. I commenced telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I witnessed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji eyed was cops leaping on one of the suspects.
“I spotted the boy at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, gargling out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and sticking into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that began in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were appalled.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest anguishes.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police commenced shooting. I was so funked. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he eyed patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I eyed the people running. I began telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I witnessed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji eyed was cops hopping on one of the suspects.
“I spotted the boy at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, sucking out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and catapulting into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that began in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were appalled.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest agonies.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police embarked shooting. I was so panicked. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he witnessed patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I spotted the people running. I commenced telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I eyed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji spotted was cops leaping on one of the suspects.
“I eyed the stud at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, deep throating out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and stuffing into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that embarked in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were horrified.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest anguishes.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police began shooting. I was so frightened. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he spotted patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I eyed the people running. I commenced telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I eyed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji spotted was cops leaping on one of the suspects.
“I witnessed the boy at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”
Police fire over thirty shots in car pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx – NY Daily News
Police fire over thirty bullets at car after wild pursue from Climb on Vernon to Bronx; passenger shot as civilians flee for cover
A 2-mile police pursue from Westchester County to the Bronx ended Tuesday with Climb on Vernon cops squeezing off more than thirty shots, deep-throating out a car’s rear windshield and wounding an unarmed woman inwards.
The woman was blasted once in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after the nine a.m. shooting. The man who was driving the black Chevrolet Malibu was not hurt.
Authorities say cops opened fire when the driver intentionally rammed a police car after speeding from a blockade and catapulting into a railing at a Gulf gas station on E. 234th St. in Wakefield in the Bronx. The unidentified driver was arrested. Charges were pending late Tuesday.
The vehicle being pursued crashed into several cars and a gas station at four thousand two hundred thirty four Bronx Blvd. on Tuesday.
No gun was found in the vehicle.
The drama began when Climb on Vernon police stopped the car at Fulton Ave. and Fourth St. for having excessively tinted windows. As officers got out of their squad car, the driver peeled out and clipped a Climb on Vernon lieutenant at the scene, leaving him with minor injuries.
Sources said Climb on Vernon police have had prior run-ins with the suspect, who was known to have guns and drugs in the vehicle.
Police take a suspect into custody after a pursue that embarked in Climb on Vernon.
The Climb on Vernon cops chased the Malibu into the Bronx, and they set up a blockade on Bronx Blvd. inbetween E. 233rd St. and E. 234th St.
The driver abruptly made a U-turn, switching direction from northbound to southbound on the two-way street. Within seconds, according to police, he drove into the gas station and hit a squad car in an attempt to flee the scene.
At least three Climb on Vernon cops fired. NYPD officials said city cops were not involved in the pursue or the shooting.
Witnesses were horrified.
“I was about to put gas in my truck when I heard twenty something bullets flying through the air,” said Gerson Diaz, who is in his 50s. “I was just attempting to dodge the bullets. I was attempting to hide, to take cover by a pump, another car. . . anything.”
Five Climb on Vernon cops suffered injuries during the confrontation, which began in the suburb about twelve blocks from the Bronx.
During the shooting, flying glass struck one Climb on Vernon officer in the eye. Two other officers suffered from ringing in the ears, officials said. A fourth suffered chest aches.
The car crashed at a Bronx gas station. The driver was not hurt, albeit a passenger was wounded as cops blasted more than thirty shots.
The cops opened fire on the Chevrolet Malibu after it collided with at least one other car and stopped at a gas station on E. 234th St. and Bronx Blvd. in Wakefield.
The scene after a wild car pursue from Climb on Vernon ended in the Bronx on Tuesday. The vehicle (not pictured) hit a squad car.
The fleeing car ultimately came to a stop after it “crashed right into the gas station,” witness Martell Carty said.
Carty, 54, was about to pull his car into the gas station when the Malibu vaulted onto the sidewalk.
“(The cops) were pursuing him. . . bombarding him,” Martell said. “They piled on him and the police embarked shooting. I was so frightened. It was crazy.”
“I just thank God I did not get shot,” he added.
Visitors to local businesses found themselves scrambling for cover once shots rang out.
A police officer is seen inwards an ambulance after the shooting.
Abu Idakwoji, 45, was at the Montefiore Medical Center’s Wakefield Campus on Bronx Blvd. when he eyed patients in the waiting room screaming, “Take cover!”
“I spotted the people running. I embarked telling, ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?’” Idakwoji recalled. “When I went out (into the lobby), I eyed the security guard. He was on the ground. He was telling, ‘Go back inwards! There’s been a shooting!’”
All Idakwoji eyed was cops hopping on one of the suspects.
“I spotted the boy at the gas station being taken down covered with police on him,” he said. “We didn’t know what was going on.”