Current:Home > MyA man took a knife from the scene after a police shooting in New York City -LegacyCapital
A man took a knife from the scene after a police shooting in New York City
View
Date:2025-04-18 12:28:14
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! (9)
Related
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- Zendaya, White Lotus' Haley Lu Richardson and More Best Dressed Stars at the 2023 SAG Awards
- Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy 'The Blackening'
- Iran to allow more inspections at nuclear sites, U.N. says
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Debut novel 'The God of Good Looks' adds to growing canon of Caribbean literature
- Bipartisan group of senators unveil bill targeting TikTok, other foreign tech companies
- Prince Harry and Meghan asked to vacate royal Frogmore Cottage home as it's reportedly offered to Prince Andrew
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Ariana DeBose Speaks Out About Viral BAFTAs Rap in First Interview Since Awards Show
Ranking
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- China dismisses reported U.S. concern over spying cargo cranes as overly paranoid
- Brian Austin Green Calls Out Ex Vanessa Marcil for Claiming She Raised Their Son Kassius Alone
- 20 sharks found dead after killer whales' surgical feeding frenzy
- IOC's decision to separate speed climbing from other disciplines paying off
- Take Your Skin’s Hydration to the Next Level With This $80 Deal on $214 Worth of Josie Maran Products
- The U.S. says it wants to rejoin UNESCO after exiting during the Trump administration
- Masa, the key to tortillas and tamales, inspires an award-winning documentary series
Recommendation
Sam Taylor
He was a beloved farming legend. But for Reddit, his work ethic meant something else
Tiffany & Co. names BTS star Jimin as brand ambassador
Couple sentenced in Spain after 1.6 million euro wine heist at Michelin-starred restaurant
British swimmer Adam Peaty: There are worms in the food at Paris Olympic Village
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and More Celeb Couples Turning 2023 SAG Awards Into a Glamorous Date Night
Ed Sheeran reveals his wife was diagnosed with a tumor while pregnant
A Korean American connects her past and future through photography