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Police only discovered there was an infant inside after they had
stopped the car and fired multiple rounds, Chief of Department
Jeffrey Maddrey said during an afternoon news conference.
“At a certain point, while officers were engaged, one of the
officers started yelling, ‘baby, baby’ to tell officers to stop
firing," said Maddrey, explaining how an officer then jumped
inside the car and removed the infant from the back seat.
The incident began around 3 p.m. when police were notified of
possible shots fired in Brooklyn by the gunshot detection system
ShotSpotter. Maddrey said a witness described seeing a vehicle
with an out-of-state license plate hanging by a screw, which
police later found and subsequently followed.
Maddrey said the car then sped up and ran multiple red rights
until it stopped in heavy traffic. When officers approached the
car with guns drawn, demanding the occupants show their hands,
he said a male passenger tried to exit and pointed a gun at the
police. As the officers fired at him, the woman driver attempted
to run off but was later apprehended, he said.
She suffered two gunshot wounds to her thigh. It was unclear
whether she was shot by police.
Police have not yet released the name of the man who was killed
but said he was wanted for a homicide that occurred in March.
Maddrey said none of the officers involved were shot and the
baby was taken to an area hospital and "was safe.”
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