NYPD arrests teen who shot cops on Staten Island

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after shooting two police officers in a Staten Island police cruiser, authorities said.

Uniformed officers were driving in a marked police cruiser near Prince Street and Vanderbilt Avenue at around 10:10 p.m. when the teenager approached them and opened fire, missing both the officers and the vehicle, police said.

The teenager fled on foot but the police caught him and took him into custody.

A handgun was recovered, according to the gendarmes.