Manhattan Residence Standoff: Suspect Exchanges Gunfire with NYPD Officers

What you should know

• An allegedly barricaded man exchanged gunfire with New York City Police officers in broad daylight Thursday at a Manhattan residence, police sources and city officials said.
• The incident took place at a residence at 206 Eldridge Street around 11:53 a.m., according to sources.
• A barricaded suspect apparently opened fire on police. Agents shot at the suspect, who was wounded by a gunshot after the incident. The unidentified suspect was transported to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

NEW YORK — An allegedly barricaded man exchanged gunfire with New York City Police officers in broad daylight Thursday at a Manhattan residence, police sources and city officials said.

The incident took place at a residence at 206 Eldridge Street around 11:53 a.m., according to sources.

A senior law enforcement official told NBC New York that officials sent a drone to the suspect’s room to locate him at the residence. However, he allegedly knocked him down with a broomstick.

The NYPD also called its Emergency Services Unit who sent a robot to the scene, according to a police official, who added that the suspect shot at the robot and the Emergency Services Unit officers.

A barricaded suspect apparently opened fire on police. Agents shot at the suspect, who was wounded by a gunshot after the incident.

The unidentified suspect was transported to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

Police were looking for the suspect because of his connection to a shooting that took place on Nov. 19, according to officials.

2023-12-14 21:08:10
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