Suffolk County police officer shot responding to call in Coram, in Town of Brookhaven.
A man accused of shooting a Suffolk County police officer pleaded not guilty on Friday afternoon and was held without bail.
Jennel Funderburke was charged with attempted aggravated murder of a police officer, robbery in the 1st degree, and second degree menacing with a weapon.
Detectives say they were monitoring the 20-year-old at a home in Coram on Thursday when he suddenly took off running.
Funderburke was a suspect in a robbery two days prior. They chased him and that's when police say Funderburke opened fire.
A police officer was hit in the thigh and his fellow officers applied two tourniquets, which Police Chief Rodney Harrison said doctors credited with saving his life.
The officer's condition has been upgraded from serious to fair.
Suffolk County PBA President Noel DiGerolamo said in a statement that this incident is another reminder of the "risks police officers face every day."
