A man who was allegedly armed with a knife in a Bronx home was shot dead by police, according to the New York Police Department.
Two officers responded to a 911 call around 11 a.m. at an apartment building on Creston Avenue in the Bedford Park neighborhood about a man allegedly armed with a knife.
Once they reached the 13th floor, the officers were met by a family member who made the 911 call, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell explained at a news conference.
Officers headed toward the family’s apartment when a 19-year-old woman ran out, screaming, with a wound to her face. Chell said the officers, each with about two years of experience on the job, entered the apartment and found a man holding his mother in a headlock and a knife to his throat.
The woman, 45, already had a wound and was visibly bleeding, police said. Chell said officers told the man to put down the “big carving knife” before firing a shot that hit him in the head.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.
The “hectic situation,” as Chell described the morning incident, was recorded entirely by body camera. She did not indicate when it would be made public. He also described the man as “emotionally disturbed.”
“Today was a complete tragedy during this holiday season,” Chell said at the news conference. “Thank God our police officers arrived quickly and saved this family from further harm.”
Police said the man armed with the knife had threatened to harm himself and his family members on Saturday morning. What triggered the episode was still unclear, and Chell said it was too early to speculate.
The man, 30, lived in the two-bedroom apartment with members of his family. Police said they did not have any documented history of mental health reports related to the man, but the apartment had a history of domestic violence calls.
2023-12-23 20:37:12
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