A suspected gunman is in custody after getting into an apparent shootout with police in a Queens neighborhood, the NYPD said.
The gunfire rang out just before 3:30 a.m. Monday, police said, near 190th Street and Linden Boulevard in St. Albans. Detectives said two officers reported hearing gunfire while on patrol, and when they turned a corner, they came face to face with a man holding a gun.
The suspect then was said to have opened fire, prompting a shootout with the officers who fired back. A witness reported hearing more than a dozen gunshots, though it was not clear how many were fired by the officers or the suspect.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.Officers were able to take the suspect, a 35-year-old man whose name has not yet been released, into custody. A gun was recovered from the scene.
It was not known what charges the suspect might face, and attorney information was not immediately available.
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