Cops shot and killed an armed man in Brooklyn during the early hours of Sunday as he attempted to evade capture, and may have accidentally injured a bystander
during the early hours of Sunday as he attempted to evade capture, and may have accidentally injured a bystander in the process, authorities said.were patrolling East Flatbush in a marked police vehicle at around 1:18 a.m. on May 12 when they came upon two men involved in a dispute on 52nd Street and Church Avenue.
“The officers exit the vehicle. They approached the men, as they approached, the male with the gun started to run eastbound on Church Avenue,” Chief Maddrey said. Cops shot and killed an armed man in Brooklyn during the early hours of Sunday as he attempted to evade capture and may have accidentally injured a bystander in the process, authorities said.Police fired at least 15 rounds, according to reports, with at least one shot causing the man to collapse. The NYPD did not say how many times the man had been shot.
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