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NYPD Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Charged With Box Cutter in Far Rockaway

The department says body-camera footage captured the encounter, with the Force Investigations Division now reviewing.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 12:25 a.m. to a 911 call about a father-son dispute at a Nameoke Street apartment building in Queens.
  • The parents met two 101st Precinct officers, and as they exited the apartment, the 29-year-old was seen in the hallway holding a box cutter.
  • After the father briefly fought with his son and then retreated behind police, officers issued repeated commands to drop the weapon.
  • One officer deployed a Taser and a second fired her gun when the man charged, and officers performed CPR before EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  • Police said the incident was recorded on body-worn cameras, the Force Investigations Division is reviewing, and the man's identity has not been released.