Two NYPD officers were taken to a hospital in stable condition after a shootout with an armed man in a Jeep on Staten Island Thursday, authorities say. The suspect was shot by police and died.
Officers responded to a call about a man with a gun at the Home Depot parking lot on Veterans Road West in Tottenville around 5:20 a.m., according to the preliminary investigation. They found a man in a Jeep with a gun.
They say he shot at them when they arrived. Officers fired back, striking the man.
He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. His identity wasn't immediately known.
The officers appeared to have been taken to a hospital as a precaution. They were not hit by gunfire.
The scene showed signs of chaos, with shopping carts overturned on the pavement as authorities investigated.
No other details on the circumstances were immediately available Thursday morning. The NYPD was expected to provide updates later Thursday. The area was closed through much of the morning.
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