Officials say the officers were tracking the silver Kia Sportage on East Fordham Road around 6 p.m. Sunday. The car, with New Jersey plates, was reported stolen on Saturday.
Two people, a 36-year-old and a 34-year-old woman, were shot shortly before 6 p.m. in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.
Police say the victim, a 44-year-old woman, was shot in the arm when the gun-toting pair, believed to be between 16 and 18 years old, opened fire while riding Citi Bikes.
Robert Strother and his mother face charges related to the murder and alleged torture of Strother's ex-girlfriend, Princesa Encarnacion-Soto.
The boyfriend's mother was charged with murder and manslaughter for allegedly cleaning up the crime scene and hindering efforts to find him.
It happened Saturday just before 4 p.m. on Marion near 193rd Street.