Report: Officer shot in BK from LI

An NYPD officer from Long Island is recovering after a drug bust went bad in Bushwick, Brooklyn last night. Newsday says sources tell them it was Detective Jon Gladstone and his partner who stopped

News 12 Staff

Mar 9, 2016, 9:10 PM

Updated 3,104 days ago

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An NYPD officer from Long Island is recovering after a drug bust went bad in Bushwick, Brooklyn last night.
Newsday says sources tell them it was Detective Jon Gladstone and his partner who stopped a car over a suspected heroin deal.
Police say when they approached, the driver threw the car into reverse and hit a police vehicle.
According to police, Gladstone reached into the car and the driver drove forward with the detective hanging onto the car. Police say both officers opened fire.
Gladstone was caught in the crossfire and shot in the shoulder.
Two men were arrested and a third suspect is being sought.