A bit more detail has emerged regarding the Tuesday afternoon shooting of a teen who pointed an unloaded gun at an unidentified rookie NYPD officer in Brownsville. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne tells the Times that 18-year-old Akeem Harvey was stopped by officers for a "stop-and-frisk" because he was "wearing a hat and bandanna in a way that is associated with the Crips gang." When one officer noticed Harvey's bullet holder, he allegedly ran from the cops, but stopped when his revolver dropped out of his pants leg. The NYPD says Harvey picked it up and crouched, pointing the gun at the first officer, who was about five feet away. After Harvey ignored the officer's orders to "Drop it," the cop fired once, striking the teen in the chin. According to the police spokesman, the officer acted within the department’s guidelines; Harvey is listed in stable condition in Brookdale University Hospital.
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