NYPD officers fatally shoot 'erratic' man wielding 14-inch knife in Queens
NYPD officers fatally shoot man armed with knife
NYPD officers shot and killed an "erratic" man they said advanced toward them with a 14-inch knife in Queens, Chief of Department John Chell said at a Monday morning press conference. FOX 5 NY's Lisa Evers has the details.
NEW YORK CITY - NYPD officers shot and killed an "erratic" man they said advanced toward them with a 14-inch knife in Queens, Chief of Department John Chell said at a Monday morning press conference.
What we know:
The incident happened around 6:20 a.m. at 31st Ave. and 30th St. in the Astoria section.
Press conference on Queens police-involved shooting
NYPD Chief of Department John Chell held a press conference on Monday morning following a police-involved shooting in Astoria.
According to Chell, officers responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls for a man with a "large" knife acting erratically. Officers responded and found the man in the street holding the 14-inch knife.
After multiple attempts by officers for the man to drop the knife, he advanced toward them, prompting police to shoot at him, Chell said. The man was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Chell says the man, of Asian descent, is a 61-year-old with two documented incidents of mental disorder with the NYPD.
What we don't know:
The name of the man was unknown at the time.