NYPD officer shot in the ankle responding to large fight

Authorities say a New York City police officer has been shot in the ankle after exchanging gunfire with a suspect involved in a large fight.

Police Commissioner William Bratton said 25-year-old Officer Sherrod Stuart was wounded early Saturday — his fourth anniversary with the department. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Bratton says officers were responding to a fight following a large party in the Bronx around 2 a.m. Five people have been hospitalized with stab wounds.

Bratton says a 19-year-old suspect is in custody. Bratton says Christopher Rice had been released following fare beating charges three hours before the shooting.

The shooting comes a day after a Philadelphia police officer was ambushed by a suspect and shot three times.

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