Police officer shot in Coram, Suffolk County
LONG ISLAND - A police officer is in stable condition after being shot in Suffolk County, authorities said.
Police were conducting surveillance outside a home on Norfleet Lane in Coram where they believed a robbery suspect was inside.
At around 12:50 p.m., the suspect exited the location and, at some point, saw the officers surveilling the home and began running away, heading east on Norfleet Lane and then South on Homestead Drive.
One of the officers, in plainclothes, pursued the suspect. The officer reportedly identified himself and ordered the suspect to stop.
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The suspect did not comply and at some point, fired two rounds at the officer.
The officer was struck and his upper-right thigh.
The officer was taken to Stony Brook Hospital and is in stable condition.
The suspect was located at a home on Homestead Drive and after a 20-minute standoff, were able to convince the suspect to surrender without any incident.
The suspect is Jannell Funderburke, 20. He is allegedly a Bloods gang member and has a previous arrest for criminal possession of a weapon.
He is being charged with a robbery, as well as attempted murder of a police officer.
The injured officer is a six-year veteran of the force who is engaged to be married and has a 17-month-old daughter.
This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 New York for more information.