Two NYPD sergeants were shot, one fatally, after exchanging fire with a heavily armed suspect in the Bronx, the department announced on Friday.

The second sergeant, 9-year veteran Emmanuel Kwo, was shot in the leg but is expected to survive the attack.

Sergeant Paul Tuozzolo, a 19-year veteran with the department, was later identified as the officer killed in the shootout. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Authorities responded to a home invasion robbery in Parkchester at 2:45pm. Both sergeants were rushed to Jacobi Medical Center.

The suspect's car was pulled over by police after matching the description of a robbery suspect. Then, the assailant opened fire on the officers.

Shortly after the shooting, Mayor Bill de Blasio's office announced that he’d been briefed on the situation.

The gunman, who was armed with multiple guns, has been identified as 35-year-old Manuel Rosales.

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Governor Andrew Cuomo expressed his condolences after the fatal incident.

“Today, a sergeant in the New York City Police Department has made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, and another officer is undergoing treatment,” Mr Cuomo said in a statement.

“My deepest sympathies are with the families of the officers involved in today’s tragedy in the Bronx, and with Commissioner O’Neill and the NYPD as they cope with the loss of one of their own.”