Driver shot at off-duty cop following crash in Manhattan
Fender-bender turns violent
The NYPD said an off-duty officer behind the wheel of a car got into a minor accident with another car. The driver of the other car then opened fire at the cop's car.
NEW YORK - Police have two persons of interest in custody in connection with a road rage incident involving an off-duty cop in Washington Heights.
The NYPD said an off-duty cop got in a crash with another driver around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday. Investigators say the other driver hit the off-duty cop, and then things escalated. The driver pulled a gun and then shot at the officer's car. Nobody was injured.
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Surveillance footage from a nearby fish market captured the moment police responded to the scene.
Police said the driver sped away.
Later in the morning, detectives tracked the suspect's car to Brooklyn.
Cops swarmed a dark-colored SUV with New Jersey plates. Police confirmed that two persons of interest have been taken in for questioning.
No charges have been filed.
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