Police say an armed man was killed in a shootout with officers shortly before 9 p.m. last night in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The NYPD says a police sergeant and two officers were walking down Hancock Street when they heard gunshots. The officers allegedly saw a 22-year-old man run by with a gun in his hand.
Police say the officers ordered the man to stop, and when he fired at them, they shot back.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sergeant and both officers were taken to Jamaica Hospital to be treated for trauma, according to police protocol.
Police say the gun the man was carrying was recovered at the scene.
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