A man in Brooklyn attacked four underage girls, at least some of them relatives, with a meat cleaver. Police shot the attacker after he refused to drop the weapon. The girls are expected to recover.
A man in New York City attacked four underage girls, at least some of them relatives, with a meat cleaver, police say. Video shows officers carrying the alleged attacker out of the building, face down, after they shot him. The NYPD responded to a call from an 11-year-old girl who reported that her uncle had stabbed her and her siblings. Officers found the man holding a blood-covered meat cleaver in an apartment with blood-splattered walls and floors. Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, the man allegedly advanced on officers, leading them to shoot him. The man is in critical condition. Four girls, aged 16, 13, 11, and 8, were taken to the hospital but are expected to recover. A fifth child, a young boy, was unharmed and let officers into the building. Photos released by the NYPD show the bloody meat cleaver and another large kitchen knife.
