A police officer was injured at the scene, the New York Police Department (NYPD) said.
“This incident is not related to the ongoing protests,” NYPD chief of department Terence Monahan said in a news conference posted on the department’s official Twitter account, Reuters reported.
Police had arrived on the scene to find a male shot, and located the suspect up the block, hiding behind a tree, Monahan said. They asked him to drop his weapon, but he did not. A handgun was recovered from the scene, he added.
The victim of the shooter was taken to hospital and was in stable condition, Monahan said. The injured officer was receiving treatment.
The incident took place in the area of the Kingsborough Houses public housing project, a police source said.