46-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed in Midtown Manhattan During Rush

In 2016, 362 have been shot dead by the Police. According to The Washington Post, of those killed, 22 were
unarmed, 197 were armed with a gun and 63 with a knife. Today, ABC News reported police shot and killed a
46-year-old man in Midtown Manhattan after the suspect was reportedly assaulting or threatening someone
with an 8-inch knife.
The shooting took place just a few blocks from
Times Square, around 8:20 a.m. Officers
responded to reports of an altercation between
the man, whose name has not yet been released,
and a cashier at Food Emporium grocery store on
8th avenue between 49th and 50th streets.
NYPD Chief James O'Neill described the suspect
as a white male. He reported that the altercation
occured while the man was trying to buy a beer.
"He got very aggressive and belligerent," O'Neill
claimed.
An officer on foot patrol reported to the scene
initially, when the man "began to struggle with the
officer, and he fell to the ground outside of the
store," O'Neill said.
Nine shots were fired at the 46-year-old knife
wielding man.
According to ABC News, one of the officers
received an apparent slash wound and is being
treated, as well as a female bystander, who was
grazed by a by one of the shots targeted at the
man.