Authorities said an off-duty New York Port Authority police officer who saw his car being stolen jumped onto the moving vehicle and fired his gun into the car.

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Witnesses said Officer John Castro, who has been with the Port Authority for 11 years, left his gray BMW running outside of a business in the city's Queens borough Wednesday afternoon when the thief jumped into the car and started driving away, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.

"It was like a movie scene," witness Heriberto Lopez, 35, said. "The man ran after the car and jumped on top of it."

Bystanders said the scene ended when Castro fired his gun into the car.

The New York Police Department said the suspect was taken into custody. The Port Authority said the firearm discharge is being investigated by an internal unit.