
"Surveillance video from inside the store shows a man in a blue sweatshirt banging on the window from outside, with a large knife in his hand. Store employees say they locked the door from the inside and called 911."
"Police officials say multiple verbal commands to drop the knife went ignored, and at one point, the man allegedly quickly advanced toward the officers with the knife extended outward."
"The 53-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he was undergoing surgery on Monday. He is expected to survive."
"Fifteen minutes before the shooting, police say the man in the blue sweatshirt was behaving disorderly inside the City Fresh store, on Third Avenue between 121st and 122nd streets in East Harlem."
A man with a 13-inch kitchen knife confronted police officers after causing a disturbance at a grocery store in Manhattan. Surveillance footage shows him banging on the store window with the knife. After store employees locked the door and called 911, officers arrived and issued multiple commands to drop the weapon, which were ignored. The man advanced toward the officers, prompting one to fire, hitting him. He was hospitalized and is expected to survive. The incident was recorded on bodycam video.
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