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A teenage boy and a police officer were shot during an altercation in Belmont Tuesday night, police said. 

At 9:30 p.m., six uniformed police officers in two unmarked vehicles were patrolling the area of East 187th Street and Lorillard Place. 

The officers walked to 2356 Lorillard Place to "address a large, disorderly group” of at least seven people, officials said in a [press conference](https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1483665625885016064?s=20). 

Officers made commands for a 16-year-old boy to remove his hands from his pockets, but he did not comply. 

NYPD officials said that after officers made several attempts to get him to remove his hands from his pockets, the boy began to “physically struggle with the officers.”

During the struggle, the boy’s gun fired once, striking him in the groin and an officer in the leg. 

Both the boy and the injured officer were transported to area hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. 

The gun was recovered from the scene and police determined it had been reported as stolen. 

No officers fired gunshots during the incident, according to officials. 

Teenager and Police Officer Shot During Altercation

Police on the scene have confirmed that an officer has been shot. EMS is en route.

Police are requesting an ambulance for an injured suspect.

The police officer has been transported to a nearby hospital.

Police report a suspect has been also been shot.

The police officer was shot in the leg, according to officers on scene.

Crime scene tape is being requested to the scene.

The officer's injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

Police do not know the condition of the suspect who was shot.

Police report they are securing the crime scene.

Citizen users show a heavy police presence at the scene.

According to a press conference conducted by the New York City Mayor and Police Commissioner, a shot was discharged from the suspect's firearm during a struggle between the 16-year-old suspect and an officer. A bullet traveled through the suspect's left groin and into the officer's right leg below the knee. They both sustained injuries that aren't life-threatening.