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A police officer shot a vehicle theft suspect in Jamaica Thursday night after the driver rammed the car into an NYPD van, police said.

The 28-year-old man is in stable condition at an area hospital. A 21-year-old man who was operating the vehicle is also in custody.

According to an NYPD statement released hours after the incident, police initially received a 911 call of a fight at 125-17 101st Ave. When officers arrived at the scene, they met a man who claimed that two men stole his car after he left the keys inside.

Officers tracked the victim’s phone – still inside the vehicle – and spotted the car with two men inside at 97th Avenue between Allendale Avenue and Liverpool Street. 

Police said that as officers began to approach the vehicle, the driver accelerated in reverse at high speed into the NYPD van.

One officer fired their weapon, striking the passenger in the chest. Police said he was removed to an area hospital in stable condition.

Video taken by a Citizen user apparently showed the driver being arrested.

No police officers were injured. An internal investigation into the use of a police firearm is underway.

Police have not confirmed what charges will be brought against the suspects.

Vehicle Theft Suspect Shot by Police

Incident reported at 97th Ave & Allendale St.

Police have received an unconfirmed report of shots fired.

Police on scene report they have found a man shot. They have requested an ambulance.

Police advise the man has been fatally shot.

A suspect description has not been provided.

This incident is related to "Large Police Presence" located at 143-26 97th Ave.

According to a local news source, this was a police involved shooting.

Video from Citizen user freddyg shows multiple police units blocking an intersection. Use alternative routes and avoid the area.

Police report taking two suspects into custody.

According to a local news source, a man was shot by officers. It is unclear if the person previously reported to have been fatally shot is the same man.

According to an NYPD press conference, car theft suspects backed into a police vehicle. Officers shot the passenger, who is in stable condition, and have taken the driver into custody.

It was previously reported that a man was fatally shot; however, a recent update from the NYPD stated that the only person who sustained gunshot wounds is in stable condition.