The NYPD opened fire on Saturday night to stop a gunfight on the corner of a Bronx street – and when the smoke cleared, one man was dead and two others, including a pedestrian, were injured.
Police rushed to Findlay Avenue and East 166th in Concourse Village at 6:30 p.m. after two gunmen started shooting bullets at the intersection, killing an apparent rival, police said.
It was still daylight when three uniformed officers opened fire to attack the two gunmen, injuring one of them, police said.
During the gunfire, a stray bullet hit an innocent bystander in the arm, police said. The identity of that victim was not disclosed on Saturday evening.
“Officers immediately offered assistance to that victim, including applying a tourniquet and a quick gag in the wound,” NYPD assistant chief Kenneth Lehr told reporters.
It was unclear whose bullet hit the bystander.
None of the agents involved were injured, police said. Charges continued against the two gunmen and no further suspects were sought on Saturday night.
The police did not immediately release the names of everyone involved.
Arriving officers “saw two men, each armed with a firearm, firing their firearms at a third man who fled and ran in the direction of the officers,” Lehr said.
The suspects fled the street and turned onto College Ave.
“At that point they run into two uniformed officers at a footpost,” said Lehr.
“The gunmen then threw their firearms under a nearby van and were taken into custody without incident.”
The rival the two men shot died after being hit by bullets from his pursuers several times, police said.
Photos from the scene show neighbors walking around crime tape where about a dozen bullet shells were scattered around the sidewalk.
“I just heard shots and threw myself on the ground. I was standing in front of the door and I see someone lying in the middle of the street, ”witness Mike Hernandez told The Post.
‘Believe me, it was a lot of photos. It was a lot of shots, ”said Hernandez, a 26-year-old employee at El Pollo # 1 Deli Grocery at the intersection.
“I don’t even know what to tell you honestly,” he added. ‘It’s not the first time I’ve seen things like this. It’s nothing new. “