( CNN ) -- A 14-year-old boy who allegedly fired a gun at another fleeing male on a New York street early Sunday morning was shot and killed by a uniformed police officer , the New York City Police Department said . The teen , identified as Shaaliver Douse , was pronounced dead at the scene , the department said in a news release . An investigation of the incident is ongoing , according to the release . Around 3 a.m. Sunday , two uniformed officers heard gunshots and proceeded east down a Bronx street , where `` a male was running westbound in the middle of the street , pursued by another male armed with 9 mm handgun , '' the release states . The area is designated an `` impact '' neighborhood , which means it has high crime rates and is flooded with police officers to reduce that crime . `` Ordered to 'drop the gun ' by the uniformed officers who identified themselves as police , the male with the gun still in his hand did not comply , '' according to the news release . `` One of the officers discharged one round from his service weapon , striking the armed male in the lower left jaw , '' the release stated . A black 9 mm semiautomatic firearm was recovered at the scene . Florida deputies shoot man they mistook for car thief . The two officers , ages 26 and 27 , were sent to a local hospital to be treated for tinnitus and trauma . They joined the NYPD in January , the release said . A man who lives in the neighborhood where the shooting occurred told CNN affiliate New York 1 that his son alerted him to the shooting early Sunday morning . Anthony Riverecio , who has lived in the Bronx for 68 years , told NY1 , `` You ca n't walk this avenue . ... It 's always constantly stabbing or shooting . They have been killing around here like crazy . '' `` I respect them ... cops are doing a good job . There 's too many guns out here , '' he said . Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly showed two surveillance videos of the incident at a news conference Sunday night . One of them shows Shaaliver holding a gun and chasing after another person , who has not been identified . Kelly said : `` It 's very troubling , and obviously there are way too many guns on the streets of our city . Regardless of the circumstances , this is a crushing blow to any parent . '' He added that most of the guns police recover are from out of state . `` Most likely , this gun has been purchased from out of state or somehow was obtained from out of state , was stolen and brought to New York City . '' The gun was manufactured in Spain , Kelly said Sunday . In May , Shaaliver was arrested and was facing charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon , according to Bronx District Attorney 's Office spokesman Steven Reed . The prosecution was deferred , pending further investigation , Reed said . There was insufficient evidence to move forward , he added , explaining that a witness could not identify who shot him . 74 Cleveland police officers to face discipline after deadly pursuit . CNN 's Allison Malloy contributed to this report .
Police says a 14-year - old boy was with someone in the Bronx and dropped his gun . An officer fatally shot the teen when he did not drop his gun , NYPD says . The area where the shooting occurred is a very high - crime area .