NEW YORK — A New York City police detective was shot on Staten Island early Thursday while serving a narcotics search warrant, but he is in stable condition and is expected to survive despite a serious injury. in the leg.
The detective was shot through a door while executing a search warrant for narcotics in the New Springville section, police said. He lost a significant amount of blood from the gunshot wound and was said to have been saved by the action of other officers on the scene. Police medical officials described his injury as both career and life threatening.
The shooting suspect (who is on federal probation) was not the target of the search warrant, but began shooting after seeing police attempt to serve the warrant in another bedroom of the home.
The home had been under surveillance for weeks for drug activity, an official with direct knowledge of the investigation said.
It was the second time in less than 36 hours that an NYPD officer has been shot in the line of duty, following an incident in the Bronx on Tuesday night.
That officer, who was shot in the leg while fighting with a teenage suspect, has since been released from the hospital.
According to NYPD data, citywide shooting incidents are up 16% this year compared to the same period last year.
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