Two NYPD officers shot trying to apprehend a criminal with a violent history
BROOKLYN, NY – Two officers from the New York Police Department (NYPD) were injured in a shooting incident in Brooklyn, as they attempted to apprehend a suspect with a history of violent crimes. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Melvin Butler, allegedly seized a firearm from one of the officers and shot at them during an arrest attempt related to an assault on his mother. The incident occurred in a Brownsville apartment building around 3:30 p.m., …