NYPD officer shot and killed in Harlem

NEW YORK -- A New York City police officer has died after being shot while responding to a report of a man armed with a gun in the city's Harlem neighborhood.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on a pedestrian overpass over the FDR Drive at East 120th Street where two officers caught up with a man suspected of stealing a bike, CBS New York reported. The officers and the suspect exchanged gunfire.

New York police commissioner Bill Bratton said late Tuesday that 33-year-old officer Randolph Holder died at Harlem Hospital after being shot in the head. Holder was a five-year veteran of the NYPD, Bratton said.

"He is the fourth New York City police officer murdered in this city in the last 11 months," Bratton said at a news conference.

A suspect was taken into custody on 124th Street suffering a gunshot wound to the leg, Bratton said. Three other men were being questioned by police.

A gun was recovered at the scene of the shooting, police sources told CBS New York.

Holder was a native of Guyana; his father and grandfather were police officers there, according to Bratton. The NYPD's 73rd Precinct said Holder was part of the NYPD Housing Police Service Area 5 Anti-Crime Unit.

Police activity closed the FDR Drive in both directions between 96th and 125th streets. Authorities warned drivers to expect extensive delays and seek alternative routes if possible.

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