New York ( CNN ) -- A New York police officer , in an apparent accident , shot and killed a grocery store clerk early Friday as the man fled a robbery , authorities said . The case in the Bronx marked another deadly shooting involving police in recent weeks . Other high-profile incidents occurred around Midtown landmarks in broad daylight . in Friday 's incident , police said three suspects entered the corner bodega around 2 a.m. and ordered Reynaldo Cuevas , 20 , to lie on the floor as they took cash , lottery tickets , and cigarettes . One suspect pistol-whipped the night manager , who was there with Cuevas , before retreating to the back of the store after a look-out warned that officers had arrived , police said . Apparently sensing an opportunity to escape , Cuevas sprinted from the scene and collided at full speed with one of the responding officers , Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at a news conference . `` The two became entangled , at which point we believe the officer accidentally discharged his weapon , '' Kelly said . Cuevas , who was unarmed and was the nephew of the store 's owner , was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital from a gunshot wound to his left shoulder , police said . The officer was not identified . The robbery was captured by surveillance cameras and shown at the news conference . New York police were involved in two high profile shootings last month . Nine pedestrians suffered bullet or fragment wounds when police shot and killed an armed man outside the Empire State Building on August 24 . Jeffrey Johnson had just shot and killed a former coworker , police said . Police also fatally shot Darrius Kennedy , who they said was brandishing a knife near Times Square on August 11 . Police said they ordered Kennedy to drop the weapon and sprayed pepper spray multiple times before using lethal force . CNN 's Khara Lewin contributed to this report .
Man fleeing thieves collides with officer responding to scene . Police report said the two men ' became entangled ' and officer 's gun went off . Shooting appears to be an accident . New York police involved in two high school shooting last month .