East Harlem police officers shot a knife-wielding man who allegedly tried to attack a group of people and cops just steps away from a local police precinct,
Assistant Chief Ruel Stevenson of Patrol Borough Manhattan North speak about the police shooting in East Harlem on June 1, 2024.police officers shot a knife-wielding man who allegedly tried to attack a group of people and cops just steps away from a local police precinct, NYPD officials said Saturday evening.
Stevenson outlined the preliminary details of the incident, which began at about 5:30 p.m. on June 1, when a local resident came to the 23rd Precinct stationhouse, located at 164 East 102nd St., and informed officers of an “irate male” armed with a knife who was “attempting to stab a group of people.”
“The situation was extremely chaotic and fast,” Stevenson said. “The officers gave numerous verbal commands to the male to drop the knife,” but the man refused and continued pursuing an individual. “The sergeant, seeing that the male was trying to slash the officer, has no choice but to discharge his firearm,” the chief said. The sergeant fired one shot, which struck the knife-wielding man in the buttocks.
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