NYPD Officer Shot in Leg in Queens, Police Sources Say

Officer Was Ambushed While Responding to Call

Suspect in Custody, Investigation Ongoing

A New York Police Department (NYPD) officer was shot in the leg in Queens on Tuesday night, police sources said.

The officer was responding to a call in the South Jamaica neighborhood when he was ambushed by a gunman, the sources said.

The officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

The suspect, 25-year-old Kevon Paul, was taken into custody at the scene, the sources said.

Paul has been charged with attempted murder, assault on a police officer, and criminal possession of a weapon, the sources said.

The investigation is ongoing.