Off-duty officer injured during shooting in Queens, sources say; persons of interest in custody
ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- Investigators are trying to piece together what led to an off-duty police officer getting shot in the leg in Queens.
It all started around 6:30 a.m. Sunday in Astoria. A green sports car was parked on 43rd Avenue. Two spots behind it was a gray Nissan with at least two suspects inside.
Officials say the suspects then made their move, pulled up beside the BMW, double parked and then boxed the green car in. One of the suspects, who was wearing a mask, got out of the Nissan. There was a back and forth with both cars inching forward and reversing. The person behind the wheel of the green car then hit the gas, crashed into the parked car behind it, puts it in drive and speeds away on the sidewalk before swerving back onto the street and high-tailing it for about a mile.
The green car then was seen traveling along 21 Street just before pulling over at 31st Road.
It is not clear when shots were fired, but there was a bullet hole in the front windshield.
The NYPD says a bullet grazed the off-duty officer's left leg.
Back in Flushing, officers locked down part of the neighborhood and took two suspects into custody. Police searched the Nissan and meticulously looked for a weapon.
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