A cop and no less than one passenger had been injured in an NYC subway station when police opened fireplace on a person allegedly brandishing a knife … and the extraordinary scene was all caught on physique cam.
Within the footage from final Sunday in Brooklyn … police might be heard yelling at a person to “drop the knife” he’s holding — a reasonably wicked-looking lengthy blade — tasing him a number of occasions to no avail earlier than he begins to chase after the one officer, leading to them firing a number of rounds at him.
The suspect … nonetheless holding the knife with a glance of disbelief on his face … falls to the ground with blood beginning to pool round him, when one of many officers yells that he was hit by one of many rounds.
One other bystander was additionally hit by a spherical within the head, based on the NY Put up. His household has since blasted police for opening fireplace in a fashion they deemed far too recklessly.
Mayor Eric Adams launched a press release Friday night … by which he supplied condolences to the “innocent bystanders” who had been concerned, including partially, “we’re praying for their immediate recovery.”
The suspect survived the capturing … and has been charged with tried assault on a police officer with a lethal weapon, per the Put up.
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It was unclear how nicely the shot officer and bystander are recovering.
