New York Police Department Officer Shoots Man After He Barricades Himself in Brooklyn Hospital.
A dramatic standoff unfolded outside NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Thursday evening, when an NYPD officer shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself inside the hospital with a sharp object. The violent confrontation took place after multiple 911 calls reported a man armed with a knife wreaking havoc inside the eighth-floor room.
Hospital staff initially alerted police to the danger, describing the man as extremely violent and having cut himself with the sharp object in an attempt to harm two others – including an elderly patient and hospital security personnel. Upon arrival, officers found extensive blood splattered throughout the room and outside the door, prompting a tense standoff.
According to Assistant Chief Charles Minch, police repeatedly deployed their Tasers without success before ultimately resorting to using force after the man advanced towards them. However, details of how many times the officer fired remain unclear, as well as where exactly he struck the man. The type of weapon the suspect was allegedly holding remains under investigation.
The incident ended with the suspect pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the scene. Police collected evidence from the area and recovered a sharp object that had been used in the attack. Footage captured by citizens on their smartphones showed an overwhelming police presence outside the hospital as authorities worked to piece together the events of Thursday's tragic confrontation.
A dramatic standoff unfolded outside NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Thursday evening, when an NYPD officer shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself inside the hospital with a sharp object. The violent confrontation took place after multiple 911 calls reported a man armed with a knife wreaking havoc inside the eighth-floor room.
Hospital staff initially alerted police to the danger, describing the man as extremely violent and having cut himself with the sharp object in an attempt to harm two others – including an elderly patient and hospital security personnel. Upon arrival, officers found extensive blood splattered throughout the room and outside the door, prompting a tense standoff.
According to Assistant Chief Charles Minch, police repeatedly deployed their Tasers without success before ultimately resorting to using force after the man advanced towards them. However, details of how many times the officer fired remain unclear, as well as where exactly he struck the man. The type of weapon the suspect was allegedly holding remains under investigation.
The incident ended with the suspect pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the scene. Police collected evidence from the area and recovered a sharp object that had been used in the attack. Footage captured by citizens on their smartphones showed an overwhelming police presence outside the hospital as authorities worked to piece together the events of Thursday's tragic confrontation.
just saw this news and I'm literally shaking my head...can't even imagine being in that situation 
. My heart goes out to the family of the guy who lost his life, it's such a tragedy 
. And for the elderly patient and hospital security personnel who were supposed to be safe... 
. The cops did what they thought was necessary, but can you imagine having to deal with that kind of situation every day? 
It just makes me wanna hug everyone in the city right now 
. And the fact that there's still so much uncertainty about what exactly happened is super unsettling 
. Hopefully, it'll lead to some changes in how these situations are handled 
I'm glad no one else got hurt, but seriously, why do people even do this? Are hospitals now just open playtime for lunatics? 
And honestly, who needs that much ammo on a Taser? 
It's like they're trying to give him a free game of "dodge the police" 
this is getting outta control 
on people who are already struggling mentally or physically... it's like the system is failing them at every turn 
? this isn't just a NYC problem, it's a national issue that needs serious attention 
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. And to think they had to call in an officer with a gun because hospital staff were already scared 
... It's just one of those situations where nothing is going as planned, right? 
. There must be some way for them to subdue someone without having to pull out a gun 
. Still, it's not my place to question how cops do their job... just glad the suspect is no longer a threat 
the whole thing is just so sad and violent 
anyways i hope the police are doing their thing to figure out what happened and get some answers 
but wat if ppl dont just calm down n talk 2 each othr?
hope they get to the bottom of this and find out what happened 
somehow we need to find ways to de-escalate these situations without resorting to force 
#JusticeForAll #PoliceReformNow #MentalHealthMatters