Man who used meat cleaver to attack officer is shot, New York police say
Police say a man with a meat cleaver attacked an officer in New York City and was shot at least twice during a struggle with officers trying to subdue him.
The gunshots rang out about a block from Macy’s midtown Manhattan flagship department store just as rush hour was getting underway Thursday evening.
Police say the wounded man was hospitalized in critical condition. An off-duty detective was hospitalized for a slash wound to his face.
A law enforcement official told the Associated Press that the officers had chased the man with the cleaver and had unsuccessfully tried to subdue him with a Taser before the struggle that led to the shooting. The official wasn’t authorized to release the information and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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