Metro

Cops blast pistol-packing gunman in shootout

Three NYPD police officers shot it out with a violent gunman in Queens early Friday morning after the thug began firing at them, cops said.

The melee began just after midnight when William Bazemore, 19, was stopped by police on Beach Channel Drive and Nameoke Avenue in the Rockaways because they noticed an ‘unusual bulge’ in the front pocket of his hooded sweatshirt, cops said.

When the officers approached Bazemore he pulled out his gun and started blasting at them.

Bazemore sustained minor injuries to his nose when he was collared and was transported to Jamaica Hospital.

Cops found this handgun after the shootout in Queens.

There were no injuries from the gunfire, cops said.

Cops recovered a .22 caliber revolver at the scene.

Bazemore was charged with attempted murder of a police officer, attempted assault, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment.