NYPD Officer Shot in the Chest in Bushwick

A police officer was shot early this morning in Brooklyn. The officer was shot in the chest around 3:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the 81st precinct stationhouse near the corners of Ralph Avenue and Quincy Street in Bushwick. The officer was taken to Kings County Hospital and released soon after since the bullet was absorbed by his bulletproof vest. Cops are saying that the weapon was either a pellet gun or a low-caliber firearm, as police are still investigating.