By Andrew Strickler
Newsday
NEW YORK — A police officer opened fire on a motorist in the Bronx, shooting the driver in the hand after he had disobeyed an order to be still, New York police said yesterday.
Two uniformed officers from the 42nd Precinct were in a marked patrol car on Friday about 2:30 p.m. when they tried to pull over a man they said was driving recklessly.
Police said the driver initially pulled over but then drove away before the officers got out of their car. They pursued the man, who pulled over at least once more but then continued to drive, police said.
After a short chase, police said, the driver braked suddenly in the 1200 block of Franklin Avenue in the Morrisania area, forcing the officers to pull alongside the car to avoid running into the back of it.
Police said the officers ordered him to remain still, but that he moved suddenly in the vehicle.
An officer fired four times, striking the driver once in the hand, police said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
Officials did not identify the driver or the officer who fired the shots.
No charges have been filed. Police said two knives were found in the man’s vehicle.
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