#NYPD cop shot in Brooklyn saved by bulletproof vest

A police officer was shot in the back in Brooklyn Thursday night — and might have been saved when the bullet hit the rear armor of her protective vest, sources said.

The cop was responding to a domestic dispute at 1606 Prospect Place in Crown Heights just after 9 p.m. when the gunman opened fire, according to police sources.

The perp was on his way to his girlfriend’s house when he allegedly told her that he had a gun and was going to open fire when he got there, the sources said.

Cops arrived at the residence after the girlfriend’s mother called 911.

The officers were talking to the younger woman when the suspect arrived, shot the cop and fled, according to the sources. He was apprehended a short time later

The girlfriend’s mother then called 911 and the gunman fled, according to sources.

The cop was rushed to Kings County Hospital. Her condition is unknown.

Police officers gathered at the hospital late Thursday night to offer their support.

Sources said that the gunman was arrested shortly after the shooting. The suspect has not yet been identified and a motive for the attack was unclear late Thursday.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force was also at the scene.