NYPD Officer Fatally Shoots Man Holding Imitation Gun in Queens

The incident occurred as officers responded to a 911 call about shots fired, leading to the fatal shooting of a man who pointed what appeared to be a firearm at them.

• A New York City police officer fatally shot a man in a Queens apartment after he pointed an imitation gun at officers responding to a 911 call.
• The shooting took place in the Ocean Bay Apartments in the Arverne section of the Rockaway peninsula.
• Officials said the man refused officers' commands to drop the imitation firearm, which appeared to them to be real.
• The identity of the man has not been released, and it is unclear if the officers involved were wearing body cameras.
• Real-looking imitation guns are illegal in New York, and the NYPD is conducting a full analysis of the weapon.

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