Off-Duty Cop Shoots Brooklyn Robber In The Face, Police Say

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN -- An off-duty police officer shot a robber in the face in Brooklyn Thursday morning, said police.

A cop shot the man who tried to rob him near the corner of Livonia and New Jersey avenues at about 4:55 a.m., police said.

The would-be robber, a man in his 20s, was rushed to Brookdale Hospital in serious but stable condition and the police officer was treated for ringing in his ears at Methodist Hospital, said police.

The investigation remains ongoing, police said.

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