NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a police officer assigned to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s security detail was shot with a pellet gun in front of the mayor’s home.
It happened at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence in Manhattan, around 7:15 p.m. Sunday.
A police spokesman says the officer was exiting an unmarked police vehicle when she “felt pain in the lower back.”
Investigators believe she was shot with a pellet gun. She was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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Police say the mayor was not home at the time.
An 18-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were taken into custody for questioning. No charges have been filed.
A spokeswoman for the mayor referred questions to police.