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NYPD Officers Fatally Shoot Armed Man in East Harlem

Police responded to multiple calls about a man brandishing a gun at a public housing complex early Sunday morning.

  • The 62-year-old man refused to comply with officers' commands to drop his weapon.
  • Officers discharged their firearms, striking the man, who was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
  • A firearm was recovered at the scene, and an investigation is ongoing.
  • This incident marks at least the tenth fatal police shooting by the NYPD this year.
  • Witnesses and police sources provided varying accounts of the confrontation.
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