A cop and at the least one passenger have 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 could be heard yelling at a person to “drop the knife” he’s holding — a fairly 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, in response to the NY Submit. His household has since blasted police for opening fireplace in a fashion they deemed far too recklessly.
Mayor Eric Adams launched an announcement Friday night … through which he supplied condolences to the “innocent bystanders” who have been concerned, including partly, “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 Submit.
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It was unclear how effectively the shot officer and bystander are recovering.
