Police
confirm that a man is dead following an incident on Seneca Avenue
in Hunts Point Friday.
The
incident took place right after 7 p.m.
According
to officials, NYPD detectives and narcotics officers were conducting a
separate investigation when a plainclothes officer heard some form of a
dispute. The suspect was apparently overheard saying he was going
to the car to get a gun.
Police
say the suspect returned with a gun. They say officers gave
him a warning before he nearly struck an officer in the head with a shot.
Officers returned fire, striking the suspect five times. He was then taken to
Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say a firearm
was
recovered at the scene.