A knife-wielding man with a history of mental illness and violent encounters with police was shot when he allegedly attacked a group of people and police in East Harlem.
It happened on Saturday night around 5:30 p.m. on East 102nd Street outside the George Washington Houses. Police told FOX 5 NY's Richard Giacovas what happened Saturday night was "chaotic and fast."A person who lives in the community walked into the 23rd precinct claiming an irate man was armed with a knife attempting to stab a group of people.One sergeant and two officers immediately responded and ran out of the precinct, where they spotted the man wielding a knife.
The man then came back with the knife swinging it at a female officer's face, but missed. After that, a sergeant pulled out his gun and hit the man in his backside."Suddenly there was a gunshot. People around me said s--t. So surprised. The family came out saying over there, over there," a witness said."This police department is the most restrained police department in the nation, and we use force as a last resort.
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