NYPD: Knife-wielding man fatally shot by officers

NYPD officers fatally shot a man in Lower Manhattan this morning after officers say he charged at them with a knife.

News 12 Staff

Feb 8, 2019, 5:25 PM

Updated 1,903 days ago

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NYPD officers fatally shot a man in Lower Manhattan this morning after officers say he charged at them with a knife.
They say a woman called 911 around 7:30 a.m. to report a dispute at a building near the base of the Manhattan Bridge.
When officers arrived, they say the knife-wielding man confronted one of them, which led to shots being fired.
The incident occurred on Cherry Street, off the FDR Drive.
That knife was recovered.


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