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NYPD Officer Shoots Man After He Charged at Police with Knife in East Harlem
Police say the 53-year-old ignored repeated commands and advanced with a 13-inch knife before an officer opened fire, leaving him critically injured.
- On Monday, an NYPD officer shot a 53-year-old man who advanced toward police with a 13-inch kitchen knife outside City Fresh Supermarket in East Harlem.
- Earlier, the man was ejected from the store by employees after a verbal dispute, but returned about 15 minutes later wielding the kitchen knife and banging on windows.
- NYPD Inspector Andrew Natiw stated officers "gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife," yet the suspect allegedly advanced toward them before one officer discharged their firearm.
- Emergency responders transported the suspect to Harlem Hospital, where he underwent surgery and remains in critical but stable condition following a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
- Captured on body camera, the incident is under review by the NYPD Force Investigation Division, and no charges have been filed against the unidentified man as of Monday.
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