A fatal police-involved shooting occurred on August 15 in Great Kills when off-duty NYPD officers confronted a suspect pointing an imitation firearm. A 911 call alerted police about the suspect holding a gun near Andrew's Diner. Officers encountered the male after he fled the diner and issued commands for him to drop the weapon. The male did not comply and instead pointed the firearm at the officers, leading one to discharge their weapon. The suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the actual weapon was identified as either a pellet or BB gun.
Police received a 911 call about a man with a gun near Andrew's Diner. Staff reported the weapon, prompting the suspect to flee the scene.
Off-duty NYPD officers issued multiple commands to the suspect to drop the imitation firearm, but he pointed it at them, leading to the officer discharging his weapon.
The recovered firearm, appearing realistic to authorities, was later determined to be a pellet or BB gun, not a lethal weapon.
The suspect, a 44-year-old man with seven prior arrests, was taken to a hospital after being shot but was pronounced dead shortly after.
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