New York City police officer shot in robbery ambush, suspect killed

An off-duty NYPD lieutenant was shot while leaving a nightclub in Woodside, Queens, said police. He was hospitalized. A suspect was shot and later died at a local hospital. At about 3:16 a.m., the officer was leaving club La Boom at 57th Street and Northern Boulevard in what may have been an attempted robbery when he was fired upon several times. He was struck in the chest, said police. The off-duty officer fired back striking the suspect. The cop was listed in serious but stable condition at Elmhurst Hospital.