Upper East Side Shootout: Suspect Threatens Hospital, Exchanged Fire with Police

Deadly Police Shooting on Upper East Side

• 🎯 Elijah Brown, a 20-year-old suspect, was shot and killed by NYPD officers on the Upper East Side.
• ⚠️ Brown had threatened to shoot up Mount Sinai Hospital before the fatal encounter.
• 💥 Surveillance video captured the exchange of gunfire between Brown and officers on a crowded sidewalk.

Suspect's Crime Spree

• 📍 The incident began earlier in the evening when Brown allegedly pulled a gun on a man inside an elevator in a residential building.
• 🏥 He then entered a deli, stole a worker's phone, and stated his intention to go to the hospital to "shoot it up."
• 🌳 At Mount Sinai Hospital, Brown stashed a gun near a tree before entering and informing an off-duty officer of his weapon.

Confrontation and Aftermath

• 🏃‍♂️ After retrieving the gun, Brown fled and was confronted by responding officers, leading to an exchange of gunfire.
• 🔫 The recovered gun was found at the scene where the suspect was killed.
• ✅ Fortunately, no officers or bystanders were injured during the incident.
• ℹ️ Police reported that Elijah Brown had no prior interactions with the NYPD.