N.Y.P.D. Officer Fatally Shoots Woman at Girlfriend’s Home, Police Say

The officer, whom a police official identified as Yvonne Wu, also shot and wounded her girlfriend, the police said.

A New York City police officer was in custody late Wednesday after admitting to fatally shooting a woman whom she encountered in her girlfriend’s Brooklyn apartment and shooting the girlfriend as well, officials said.

The officer was described by police officials at a news conference as a 31-year-old who has been with the Police Department for five and a half years and was most recently assigned to a Brooklyn precinct.

A police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an active investigation, identified her as Yvonne Wu.