2 police officers shot at Melrose Houses in the Bronx; officers expected to survive

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Friday, February 5, 2016
Two police officers shot in the Bronx
Two police officers were shot Thursday night in the Bronx.

NEW YORK -- Two police officers were shot Thursday night in the Bronx.

It happened at 320 E. 156th Street, the Melrose Houses, just after 8 p.m.

One officer was shot in the head, the other in the leg.

They were rushed to Lincoln Hospital. The NYPD reported on Twitter that the officers' conditions were not life threatening at this time.

WATCH POLICE RUSH TO THE SCENE

Police rush to scene of officers shot in the Bronx.

Sources tell Eyewitness News that one suspect is in custody, and police are still continuing to search for one more.

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