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| New York police fatally shoot man who stabbed student in synagogue | |
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| Police say a man stabbed a student in the head inside a New York synagogue before being shot dead by police after he refused to drop the knife. | Police say a man stabbed a student in the head inside a New York synagogue before being shot dead by police after he refused to drop the knife. |
| Police say the confrontation happened at 1.40am (6.40 GMT) on Tuesday at the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic headquarters in Brooklyn. | Police say the confrontation happened at 1.40am (6.40 GMT) on Tuesday at the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic headquarters in Brooklyn. |
| A witness flagged down a police officer, who confronted the 49-year-old man. He initially put the knife down but then picked it up again. More officers responded and ordered the man to drop the knife. Police say he refused and charged at one of the officers, who fired once, striking the man in the torso. | A witness flagged down a police officer, who confronted the 49-year-old man. He initially put the knife down but then picked it up again. More officers responded and ordered the man to drop the knife. Police say he refused and charged at one of the officers, who fired once, striking the man in the torso. |
| The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. | The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. |
| Authorities say the 22-year-old stabbing victim is in a stable condition. | Authorities say the 22-year-old stabbing victim is in a stable condition. |
| Neither man has been identified. | Neither man has been identified. |