Two suspects are being sought after ambushing an undercover Onondaga County, New York Sheriff's detective sitting in an unmarked vehicle Monday night.
The detective conducting surveillance outside the Springfield Garden Apartments on Caton Drive in DeWitt around 6:28 p.m. when two men approached his vehicle and opened fire, according to Syracuse.com.
The detective, who was alone in the vehicle at the time, radioed into Onondaga County 911 to say his patrol vehicle had been shot at approximately 10 times. Officials said that the detective was injured by glass that shattered during the attacked, but was not shot.
An ambulance transported the detective to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse where he was treated for minor injuries.
"We're very fortunate he wasn't seriously injured," Onondaga County Sheriff's Sgt. Jon Seeber told the news outlet, adding that the detective didn't get a good look at the suspects. "When you have two figures walking up to your car and it's dark out, it's hard to make out the suspects. The incident was very quick."
For three hours Monday night, dozens of officers searched the area around Springfield Garden Apartments near Le Moyne College.
