"New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers shot and killed a man wielding a knife at a Brooklyn hospital on Thursday. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, according to police. Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object inside the hospital, located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was shot by the NYPD."
"According to 911 calls, the suspect had barricaded himself in a room with other people. The suspect had injured himself and also attempted to harm others, police said in a press conference Thursday. Hospital staff told responding officers that they had also received death threats from the suspect, according to police. Upon arriving on the eighth floor of the hospital, police gave the suspect verbal commands to exit the room and drop the weapon."
NYPD officers shot and killed a man wielding a knife at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital around 5:30 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object on the eighth floor. According to 911 calls, the suspect had barricaded himself with others, injured himself, and attempted to harm others; hospital staff reported death threats. Police ordered the suspect to exit and drop the weapon; he attempted to close the door several times, then approached officers. Officers deployed Tasers twice without effect before opening fire; the suspect was pronounced dead. The weapon was recovered and police do not know how he obtained it.
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