NYPD Fatally Shoots Murder Suspect After Knife Attack in Brooklyn

Police were attempting to arrest Vilmond Jean Baptiste, wanted for multiple homicides, when he lunged at officers with a knife.

Vilmond Jean Baptiste, 38, was shot by NYPD officers in a Flatbush apartment while resisting arrest with a knife.
Police were serving an open-bench warrant and attempting to arrest Baptiste, who was wanted in connection with three recent homicides.
Baptiste was found in a bathtub, fully dressed, and refused to comply with officers' commands to drop the knife.
Officers initially tried to subdue Baptiste with a Taser, but he advanced on them, leading to the fatal shooting.
Baptiste had been linked to the deaths of a 54-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man in July, and a 66-year-old woman in August.