An NYPD detective was injured after gunfire erupted near the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Legion Street in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn Thursday.
NYPD officials said two officers inside a marked vehicle were traveling westbound on Pitkin Avenue. They say the vehicle reached Legion Street, where shots rang out.
Police say during the gunfire, the NYPD vehicle's window was struck and a detective, identified as 26-year-old Sunjay Verma, injured his arm in the incident. Police sources say his arm was likely wounded by flying glass. "I saw the cop jump out of the car and he said 'shots fired, shots fired' that's what he was saying and ran down the street and his partner ran down behind him," witness Pamela White said.Police do not have anyone in custody at this time.
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