Early Monday morning, two New York City police officers were shot in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens while chasing a suspect involved in a series of robberies. The suspect, identified as Bernardo Raul Castro Matta, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was driving a scooter the wrong way when the officers attempted to pull him over.
During the pursuit, the suspect fled on foot and opened fire on the officers, injuring one in the stomach area of his bullet-proof vest and the other in the leg. Both officers were quickly transported to nearby hospitals and are expected to make a full recovery.
