Police fatally shot a man after he shot an NYPD officer in the wrist during a pursuit in the Bronx Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers patrolling the Claremont section of the Bronx in an unmarked vehicle around 10:45 p.m. spotted a suspect, identified as 25-year-old Rameek Smith, near Bathgate Avenue and Claremont Parkway and approached him, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said at a news briefing. Smith fled on foot and the officers pursued him, according to Essig. Following a brief chase, Smith allegedly turned and fired twice at the officers. Police returned gunfire, and NYPD Officer Dennis Vargas was struck once in the wrist, officials said. Smith suffered a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. He was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he later died, according to officials. Vargas was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was treated and released overnight, officials said. Essig noted that a 9mm Glock was recovered at the scene, and was determined to have been stolen from Virginia. Speaking at a City Council budget hearing Wednesday morning, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Smith was convicted for a robbery pattern in 2016 and released on five years probation. During an early morning press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said Smith had an "extensive arrest history." He was most recently arrested in March 2020 after an illegal firearm was discovered on his person when he jumped a subway turnstile, Adams said.