NEW YORK — Authorities say a New York City police sergeant has been fatally shot and another has been wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect in the Bronx.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the sergeant’s death Friday. He says the other officer was shot in the leg and is undergoing treatment.
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Authorities say the gunman was killed. They say he had fired on officers who had stopped his car near a ballfield following a brief pursuit.
A law enforcement official identified the suspect as 35-year-old Manuel Rosales. The official says a woman called 911 after Rosales broke into her home, violating an order of protection.
The official wasn’t authorized to discuss an ongoing case and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
A lawyer who previously represented Rosales says his client wasn’t violent.
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