What you should know
- An 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head by police while allegedly fleeing a Bronx traffic stop and driving toward officers on Sunday night.
- New York City police said officers decided to chase a black Jeep speeding through the Morrisania section when they spotted the driver running several red lights.
- Officers moved to approach the vehicle when the driver backed up and struck one of the police vehicles. Sources added that the driver sped in the direction of an officer who fired at the Jeep.
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NEW YORK — An 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head by police while allegedly fleeing a Bronx traffic stop and driving toward officers Sunday night.
New York City police said officers decided to chase a black Jeep speeding through the Morrisania section when they spotted the driver running several red lights.
Two unmarked patrol vehicles attempted to stop traffic on Boston Road. Patrol cars ran in front of and behind the Jeep, its police lights flashing, two senior law enforcement sources said.
Officers moved to approach the vehicle when the driver backed up and struck one of the police vehicles. Sources added that the driver sped in the direction of an officer who fired at the Jeep.
Identified by police and family as Luis Manuel-Monsanta, the 18-year-old was shot in the head and taken to hospital where he was last listed in critical condition.
Three passengers, including the owner of the vehicle, were also inside the Jeep during the chaos. Since then, each has been questioned by police.
An 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the head by police while allegedly fleeing a Bronx traffic stop and driving toward officers Sunday night.
New York police said officers decided to chase a black Jeep speeding through the Morrisania section when they saw the driver running several red lights.
Two unmarked patrol vehicles attempted to stop traffic on Boston Road, positioned at the front and rear sides of the Jeep, with their police lights flashing, two senior law enforcement sources said.
Officers moved to approach the vehicle when the driver backed up and struck one of the police vehicles. Sources added that the driver sped in the direction of an officer who fired at the Jeep.
Identified by police and family as Luis Manuel-Monsanta, the 18-year-old was hit in the head and taken to hospital where he was last listed in critical condition.
Three passengers, including the owner of the vehicle, were also inside the Jeep during the chaos. Since then, each has been questioned by police.
Eddy Monsanto, the 18-year-old’s father, told NBC New York that his son has been unable to communicate or move one side of his body. He wants the state attorney general to investigate the shooting.
Speaking during an NYPD news conference several hours after the shooting, Department Chief Kenneth Corey acknowledged the department’s ongoing policy regarding shooting at a moving vehicle.
“Department policy is not to shoot at a moving vehicle unless something other than the vehicle is being used as a weapon,” Corey said. “However, there is an exception there that is reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the deputy commissioners’ first use-of-force review board.”
Investigators are reviewing officers’ body cameras and nearby surveillance footage.
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