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Police: Correction Officer Shot In Brooklyn, Investigation Ongoing

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police say a correction officer was shot in Brooklyn on Saturday.

It happened just before 10 p.m. on Lenox Road in East Flatbush.

The officer was rushed to a local hospital and is critically hurt.

It's unclear if he was on duty or off at the time.

Police are trying to figure out a motive.

No arrests have been made.

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