A person holding his mom at knifepoint in a Bronx condominium was shot by an NYPD officer late Thursday evening after refusing to drop the kitchen knife, in accordance with police.
Police stated they had been known as to an condominium on Mulford Avenue round 11:20 p.m. after a safety guard heard yelling. Once they arrived officers noticed a person along with his arm round his mom’s neck and a knife within the different hand, the NYPD stated.
The officers tried to get the person to drop the knife for at the very least two-and-a-half minutes earlier than the person superior in the direction of the officers and one fired his weapon hitting the suspect, police stated.
“The male made numerous threats to kill his mother all while he was still holding her with his arm around her neck and holding the knife,” stated NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera. “Numerous times during this interaction, the male moved the knife towards his mother’s neck. One officer discharged one round, striking the male and freeing the woman.”
The 34-year-old man was taken to a close-by hospital in essential situation, in accordance with the NYPD. The mom, 61, was not bodily injured, officers stated.
The officers had been additionally taken to the hospital for analysis.
Your complete incident was caught on physique cameras and is beneath investigation.
