NYC Officer Fatally Shoots Man Armed with Box Cutter in Queens

Fatal Police Encounter in Queens

• 🚨 Police responded to an apartment building on Name Oak Street early this morning following a report of a fight between a father and his 29-year-old son.
• 💡 Officers initially met the parents outside and found the son was not in the apartment.
• ⚠️ Upon exiting the apartment, the 29-year-old male was encountered in the hallway, allegedly holding a box cutter.

Confrontation and Shooting

• 💬 The father attempted to disengage from his son and retreated behind the officers.
• ⚡ Despite demands to drop the weapon, the man did not comply and charged at the officers.
• 💥 One officer discharged a taser, and immediately after, a second officer, in close proximity, discharged her firearm, striking the man.

Aftermath and Investigation

• 🏥 Officers performed CPR, and the 29-year-old was transported to Jamaica Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
• 🔍 The NYPD is continuing its investigation into the incident, and all information is preliminary.