An NYPD sergeant was rushed to the hospital with a head wound following a \u201cviolent struggle\u201d between the cop and a trigger-happy suspect involved in a Bronx domestic incident Thursday night, according to police and sources.<\/p>\n
The unidentified cop was responding to a domestic robbery at a residence near Paulding Avenue and East Gun Hill Road just before 10:30 p.m. when shots rang out, according to cops and law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n
An 18-year-old suspect fired multiple gunshots inside an apartment at the location, according to cops. <\/p>\n
The NYPD sergeant was injured while responding to a domestic incident in the Bronx on Thursday night. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n
Officers then shot at the gunman in the hallway of the building \u2014 striking him in the hand and arm, police said. <\/p>\n
At some point, there was a struggle between the suspect and officers that resulted in the sergeant suffering a head injury, cops said. <\/p>\n
The officer\u2019s condition was not immediately clear. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n
The cop was brought to Jacobi Hospital and is undergoing surgery, one source said.<\/p>\n
The officer\u2019s condition is not immediately clear.<\/p>\n
The suspect was taken into custody, sources said.<\/p>\n
Residents recalled hearing the loud boom of gunshots reverberate through the apartment building.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on the couch and all of a sudden the whole floor shook with two gunshots,\u201d Angela Bermudez, 23, told The Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody came outside in the hallway. Everybody was trying to figure out what happened. Next thing you know, we heard police sirens.\u201d<\/p>\n
NYPD officers took one suspect into custody. Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n
She immediately called her husband, Josiah Bermudez, who was dropping off their 3-year-old son with his grandparents, after she heard shots being fired.<\/p>\n
Josiah, 25, rushed home and was told by officers he would have to wait to enter the building as authorities processed the scene.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the NYPD had warned New Yorkers to stay clear of the area as they continue to investigate.<\/p>\n