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| N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call | N.Y.P.D. Shoots Man in Mental Distress After Responding to 911 Call |
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| A New York City police officer shot and critically wounded a man on Friday who officials said was in mental distress and holding scissors and a 12-inch kitchen knife outside an assisted living home in the Bronx. | A New York City police officer shot and critically wounded a man on Friday who officials said was in mental distress and holding scissors and a 12-inch kitchen knife outside an assisted living home in the Bronx. |
| The episode occurred after officers responded to a 911 call, officials said. When the officers arrived, the man, who was holding the scissors and the knife, raced toward them and then toward another man who was standing nearby, officials said. | The episode occurred after officers responded to a 911 call, officials said. When the officers arrived, the man, who was holding the scissors and the knife, raced toward them and then toward another man who was standing nearby, officials said. |
| The officers told the man to drop the scissors, but he did not, officials said. Instead, he turned and sprinted toward one of the officers, who fired three shots, hitting the man twice, officials said. | The officers told the man to drop the scissors, but he did not, officials said. Instead, he turned and sprinted toward one of the officers, who fired three shots, hitting the man twice, officials said. |
| “This situation was fast, volatile and dangerous,” said John Chell, the Police Department’s chief of patrol, at a news conference, adding: “We stopped a threat to this community.” | “This situation was fast, volatile and dangerous,” said John Chell, the Police Department’s chief of patrol, at a news conference, adding: “We stopped a threat to this community.” |
| The encounter was captured by officers’ body-worn cameras, and Chief Chell said police officials had watched the footage but did not make it publicly available for review. The man, whom the police did not identify beyond saying he was 39, was taken to a hospital for treatment. |