A person was shot and killed by police after allegedly slashing an officer within the face with a 14-inch butcher knife at a Brooklyn precinct.
The NYPD stated the wounded officer was first approached round 5:30 a.m. Sunday within the rear of the 73rd Precinct off East New York Avenue in Brownsville.
Based on Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera, the person had initially tried to enter the precinct constructing via a locked door on the entrance earlier than heading round to the again. He managed to make his manner in via a again door and was confronted by a feminine officer.
“He then took out a large butcher knife and began attacking the officer. He slashed her in the face but then she was able to fight him off,” Rivera stated at a press convention, describing the in a single day encounter.
Officers chased after the person to the world of Park Place and Saratoga Avenue, the place he was allegedly nonetheless armed with the blade. Rivera stated he repeatedly refused orders from the officers to drop the knife.
“He lunged at an officer with a knife extended towards that officer. Several officers discharged their firearms and the male was struck numerous times,” Rivera stated.
The person was rushed to the hospital the place he was finally pronounced useless. His identification and age weren’t initially offered by officers.
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