NYPD cop shot in Queens carjacking attempt

Off-duty cop recovering after shooting

The NYPD says a 22-year-old police officer is recovering at Jamaica Hospital after he was shot in Arverne, Queens as two men tried to steal his car.

NEW YORK - A 22-year-old NYPD officer was recovering Wednesday after he was shot during an attempted carjacking in Queens, according to police officials. The officer was driving to work at the time. It was unclear if he was wearing his uniform.

The officer- the sixth shot in the city this year- was hit in the shoulder and was in stable condition at Jamaica Hospital, police said.

The shooting happened at about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday near Beach 62nd Street and Beach Channel Drive in the Arverne neighborhood of the Rockaway Peninsula.

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Two men walked up to the car at a red light and one of them tapped the driver's side window with a gun. The officer got out of the car and one of the suspects opened fire striking him in the shoulder. The officer fired back but didn't hit the suspects, according to police.

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Officers from the 100th precinct rushed to the scene. The suspects were spotted about three blocks away. One of the suspects opened fire at the responding officers' unmarked police car striking a bumper, police said.

Cops chased the suspects on foot and arrested them a short time later. Authorities charged them on Wednesday.

The NYPD said this gun was used to shoot a 22-year-old off-duty NYPD officer during an attempted carjacking in Queens. (FOX 5 NY)

Sources told FOX 5 News the suspects were 18 and 19 years old. One of the suspects had a prior arrest for possession of a stolen item.

So far this year, NYPD officers have come under fire several times. Two cops were fatally shot in Harlem less than two weeks ago.

"We can't allow to happen is that it becomes routine to open up the newspaper or turn on the news in the morning and hear that another NYPD officer was shot," said PBA President Pat Lynch during an overnight briefing at Jamaica Hospital.

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