An armed man was killed during a shootout with law enforcement officers who were conducting an undercover drug operation in Upper Manhattan Friday night, sources said.
Federal agents and NYPD officers were trying to execute a controlled drug buy at an apartment on Vermilyea Ave near Academy Street in Inwood when two suspects inside opened fire around 8:45 p.m. police sources said.
Law enforcement returned fire, fatally striking one of them, sources said. The other man was taken into custody.
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No law enforcement officers were injured. It’s unclear which agency or department fired the fatal shot.
Sources said two guns were recovered from the scene.
