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(Scroll down for video) Two New York City Police Department police officers were shot at a subway platform in the Borough Park Section of Brooklyn, New York, the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, said at a news conference.
They were the second and third victims of police shootings during the night.
The officers were identified as Luka Kazicki and Michael LaVay.
They had located the suspect on a train and exited with him at the Fort Hamilton Parkway stop in Dyker Heights after being caught walking between subway cars, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a conference press late Thursday night. The two police officers were assigned to the Traffic Division and were in plain clothes.
The suspect acted as if we is complying, but then pulled out a 9mm Taurus and opened fire on the
officers, Bloomberg said. Lavay was hit in the lower back and Kazicki was shot three times, at least once in each thigh. Lavay was able to return fire, killing the suspect.
A passenger was grazed in the shooting and was not seriously injured, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. Neither the train nor the platform was full at that time.
Lavay and Kazicki were taken to Lutheran Medical Center, where they were in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect had a long criminal record, including a charge of assault with a knife, authorities said.
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