Current:Home > StocksA man took a knife from the scene after a police shooting in New York City -Wealthify
A man took a knife from the scene after a police shooting in New York City
View
Date:2025-04-14 14:52:40
NEW YORK (AP) — Someone made off with a knife from a crime scene in the aftermath of a weekend police shooting at a New York City subway station, police said Monday.
An image of the folding knife, with a blade about the width of a man’s palm, was released by the New York City Police Department Sunday evening. The department said a man threatened two officers with the knife before they opened fire shortly after 3 p.m., wounding him, one of the officers and two passengers.
On Monday, police said the knife was taken from the scene by another man at around 3:35 p.m. Sunday. The department is now looking for that man, and released an image of a person wearing a blue hat featuring the logo of the defunct Hartford Whalers ice hockey team.
A video from a bystander posted online after the shooting showed a chaotic scene, including upset passengers fleeing, police running to help the injured and the wounded officer suddenly realizing he had also been hit by a bullet.
The scene at the Sutter Avenue station in Brooklyn began at 3:04 p.m., when the two officers confronted the 37-year-old man with the blade, initially following him onto the elevated platform after seeing him enter without paying, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a news briefing Sunday.
According to Maddrey, the officers told the man to stop, but he verbally threatened them and they noticed he had a knife. They followed him onto a train that had pulled into the station and fired two Tasers, but neither incapacitated him, The man was advancing on the officers with the knife when both officers fired multiple rounds, he said.
The man was hit several times and remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday. One passenger, a 49-year-old man, was struck in the head and was hospitalized in critical condition. Another, a 26-year-old woman suffered a graze wound.
The wounded police officer was hit under his armpit and a bullet lodged in his back, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
Police and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say that the encounter, including the officers being threatened with the knife, are captured in video recordings. They have not released the footage.
veryGood! (27)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Colorado police shot, kill mountain lion after animal roamed on school's campus
- Get well, Pop. The Spurs are in great hands until your return
- Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650 million, just 3 years after buying the app for $7.3 billion
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- Volunteer firefighter accused of setting brush fire on Long Island
- Human head washes ashore on Florida beach, police investigating: reports
- Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Avril Lavigne’s Ex Mod Sun Is Dating Love Is Blind Star Brittany Wisniewski, Debuts Romance With a Kiss
Ranking
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- Incredible animal moments: Watch farmer miraculously revive ailing chick, doctor saves shelter dogs
- Surfer Bethany Hamilton Makes Masked Singer Debut After 3-Year-Old Nephew’s Tragic Death
- McDonald's Version: New Bestie Bundle meals celebrate Swiftie friendship bracelets
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- The Daily Money: Inflation is still a thing
- Homes of Chiefs’ quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month
- ‘Emilia Pérez’ wouldn’t work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
Recommendation
Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
North Carolina offers schools $1 million to help take students on field trips
Watch a rescuer’s cat-like reflexes pluck a kitten from mid-air after a scary fall
Tech consultant testifies that ‘bad joke’ led to deadly clash with Cash App founder Bob Lee
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Suspect in deadly 2023 Atlanta shooting is deemed not competent to stand trial
Quincy Jones' Cause of Death Revealed
Full House's John Stamos Shares Message to Costar Dave Coulier Amid Cancer Battle