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Police Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Man on Brooklyn Bridge After Confrontation: NYPD
The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition after the pre-dawn shooting, and the bridge was shut down in both directions for a time.
- Early Friday, NYPD officers fatally shot a man armed with a knife on the Brooklyn-bound Brooklyn Bridge after Emergency Services Unit members responded to reports of a man climbing the bridge's cables around 3:30 a.m.
- When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man armed with a knife who charged at them, leading one or several officers to open fire; the man, who sources say appeared emotionally disturbed, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died.
- The eastbound Brooklyn Bridge remained shut down for much of the Friday morning commute due to the police investigation; NotifyNYC advised drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes before police reopened all lanes by 8:30 a.m.
- Monday's deadly incident in Times Square involved an emotionally disturbed woman with two knives who attacked pedestrians, killing one person and injuring another, making Friday's shooting the second fatal NYPD encounter this week.
- Police officials are expected to outline further details about the shooting at a press conference just before 9 a.m. Friday morning, as Chopper 4 footage revealed a large emergency response on the span with yellow evidence markers scattered throughout the area.
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’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables
Assistant Chief Gerard Dowling of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit (L) and Deputy Chief Rohan Griffith of the Force Investigation Division at a press conference early Friday. The man moved toward officers with a knife, police said. [ more › ]
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BREAKING: Cops shoot knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge
A massive investigation is underway after police officers shot an allegedly knife-wielding man on the Brooklyn Bridge early Friday morning, it was reported. The police shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 on the Manhattan side of the iconic span, above the corner of South and Dover streets. According to preliminary reports on the Citizen app, NYPD officers confronted a knife-wielding man on the bridge while responding to a report of …
·New York, United States
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