Police first claimed the knife was recovered Sunday but reversed course Monday, revealing they were searching for a man seen taking the weapon from the scene.
at a Brooklyn subway station on Sunday, when officers shot and injured four people while confronting a fare evasion suspect. The development contradicted an earlier claim from the department that officers had recovered the weapon from the scene.
“He was walking away when they tased him, definitely,” said LaFauci. “I heard a bunch of pops, probably about eight, nine shots.” The two bystanders injured in the incident were a 26-year-old woman and 49-year-old man, who was struck in the head by a bullet and was in critical condition as of Monday morning, NYPD officials said. Mickles was also listed in critical condition.NYPD officials said the responding officers fired at Mickles after he allegedly threatened to kill them, refused to comply with their orders to remove his hands from his pockets, and brandished a knife.
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