Police exchanged gunfire with a man suspected of robbing a cell phone store in the Bronx on Wednesday night, police and sources said.
No officers were injured in the shooting that occurred down the street from a Boost Mobile store on East 174th Street in the East Morrisania neighborhood at about 6:30 p.m., police said.
Police investigating the scene of the crime in the Bronx. Christopher Sadowski
Two officers were being treated at Jacobi Medical Center for tinnitus. Christopher Sadowski
The suspect was not caught and is still being looked for by police. Christopher SadowskiPolice saw the suspect leave the store with a gun, sources said. A shootout ensued, though it was not immediately clear who fired first.
The suspect, believed to be in his 40s, fled the scene and was still being sought Wednesday night, police and sources said.
It was unknown if he was hit by gunfire.
Two officers were taken to Jacobi Medical Center for tinnitus, police said.
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