NYPD Officers Fatally Shoot Man in Mental Distress Holding Two Knives
Incident in Brooklyn highlights challenges in handling emotionally disturbed individuals during police encounters.
- The 26-year-old man approached officers' vehicle with two knives in Bushwick early Sunday morning.
- Officers attempted verbal de-escalation and used tasers before the man charged at them.
- Both officers fired their guns, resulting in the man's death at a local hospital.
- This marks at least the eighth fatal police shooting in New York City this year.
- NYPD officials emphasize efforts to de-escalate situations involving emotionally disturbed individuals.