A Nassau County police officer was shot and another man was killed Friday during a struggle for the officer’s weapon, said police.
Two on-duty officers confronted a man in his 40s driving an Isuzu SUV when the struggle ensued, added Nassau County police.
It is not clear if the driver of the SUV shot the officer of if the gun went off during the struggle, said Det. Lt. Kevin Smith.
The second officer chased the suspect and apparently shot him twice in the chest, added Smith.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Home Depot off Hempstead Turnpike shortly before 5:30 a.m. The officer was rushed to Nassau University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to sources. He was undergoing surgery Friday morning.
Read more at MyFoxNY.com