The Latest: Official: Police detective fatally shot in NYC
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators look over the area after a few New York City police officers were shot while responding to a robbery at a T-Mobile store in the Queens borough of New York on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. An official said one of them was killed. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
The Latest on a fatal police shooting in New York City (all times local):
8:45 p.m.
An official says a New York City police officer has been shot and killed and another officer was wounded while responding to an armed robbery.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The government official, who was briefed on the matter, tells The Associated Press the slain officer was a detective. The official was not authorized to speak on the matter and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
It happened just after 6 p.m. Tuesday at a cellphone store in the Richmond Hill section of Queens.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is at the hospital. The condition of the wounded officer wasn't immediately known.
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7:30 p.m.
New York City police say two officers have been shot during an apparent armed robbery.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It happened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at a store in the Richmond Hill section of Queens.
The officers' condition weren't immediately known. Mayor Bill de Blasio is at the hospital.
Police tweeted that people should expect a police presence and heavy traffic and that they should avoid the area.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In December, a police officer on Staten Island was hit by friendly fire as officers responding to a domestic dispute call shot and killed a man carrying a knife.