Overview
- Officers responded Monday morning to a 911 report of an emotionally disturbed person on Parsons Boulevard in Briarwood, the NYPD said.
- Police say they encountered a man armed with a knife and shot him before he was taken to a hospital for treatment.
- Authorities reported the man's injuries were not immediately considered life-threatening.
- Parsons Boulevard between 84th Drive and 85th Avenue was closed for the investigation, and officials warned of traffic delays nearby.
- The case is being treated as a developing investigation, and it comes after other January police shootings in New York City that are already under review.