A New York City police officer was wounded in the face during a shootout with a homicide suspect in Brooklyn on Monday, law enforcement sources said.

The injured officer was at the scene of a homicide that occurred earlier in the morning in Brownsville when the alleged gunman showed up with a shotgun and opened fire, sources said.

A New York City police officer was wounded in the face during a shootout with a homicide suspect in Brooklyn on Monday. Citizen

The officer suffered wounds to his face and was rushed to a Brookdale hospital.

Both the hurt cop and another NYPD officer who were guarding the crime scene returned fire.

The injured officer was at the scene of a homicide that occurred earlier in the morning in Brownsville when the alleged gunman showed up and opened fire. Ci

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