US EditionUS: Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital
Officers fired after a disturbed patient wielded a self-made weapon and threatened others; tasers failed to subdue him, police said.
- On Jan. 8, NYPD officers shot a man at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital around 5:30 p.m., and one officer fired, police said; the wounded man is listed in critical condition, sources said.
- Hospital security reported the disturbed man, admitted Wednesday, barricaded with an older adult patient and a hospital security worker, cutting himself and issuing death threats, prompting a call for police backup.
- Using two Taser deployments and physical entry attempts, officers on the eighth floor gave repeated commands for more than three minutes, and body-worn cameras recorded the encounter while the recovered weapon was secured.
- The hospital briefly locked down as police responded, witnesses said, video showed a large police presence outside NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and hospital spokespeople declined comment while a security staffer was evaluated medically.
- Investigators said body-camera footage will be reviewed, and police investigators said the unnamed suspect has not been identified and officials do not know how the recovered weapon was obtained.
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US: Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital
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Man wielding sharp object fatally shot by police in Brooklyn hospital
Police have shot and killed a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn. New York City police say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m.
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