Overview
- Police say a 911 call from a father reported his 18-year-old son robbed the mother and older brother at gunpoint around 9:15 p.m. on Van Nest Avenue.
- Officers and the father tracked the teen to an East Gun Hill Road building, where he denied being the suspect but the father recognized his voice.
- While police waited for specialized units, three gunshots were heard from inside the apartment before the teen opened the door and tried to flee.
- During a struggle to detain him, an officer fell and suffered a serious head injury, and another officer shot the teen twice, striking his lower back and arm.
- A loaded firearm and a bag were recovered; the teen remains in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center, the injured officer is stable, and the case is under FID review, with ABC7 naming the suspect as Antonio Morales though officials did not release an identity.