One suspect was shot at the scene, another was taken to the hospital.
December 4, 2020, 3:21 PM
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleTwo U.S. Marshals were injured in a shootout with a suspect in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, New York, Friday morning.
Shots were fired on Ely Avenue at around 5:30 a.m., police said.
The Marshals were rushed to Jacobi Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. They are in stable condition, officials said.
One Marshal was shot in elbow and thigh. The other was shot in the leg, officials said.
A 9 mm Glock handgun was recovered at the scene, according to police.
Suspect Andre Sterling was shot and killed on-site, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Police vehicles are parked near the scene of a shooting in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dec. 4, 2020. A suspect in the shooting of a state trooper in Massachusetts was killed during a shootout with U.S. marshals in New York City that left two of the officers wounded.
Sterling, who was wanted for shooting a state trooper in Massachusetts on Nov. 20, was facing multiple charges including armed assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm, police said. He was also wanted in Wyoming for narcotics charges.
A second suspect involved in the shootout was taken to Jacobi Hospital for treatment.
The shooting is investigation by authorities in New York City.
