Police Man with mental health issues armed with a knife charges the cops and gets riddled with bullets. Astoria, New York

[Ouchfl]

Oh shit that's literally right down the road from my current assignment

 

[OneSickOne]

Rule number one don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Rule number 2 see rule number one.

 

[Teeshine]

QUEENS (WABC) -- Police shot and killed a man who they say lunged at them with a knife in Astoria early Monday morning.
The man was shot at the intersection of 30th Avenue and 31st Street just before 6:30 a.m.
Officers encountered the 61-year-old man who was holding a 14-inch knife while responding to multiple 911 calls.
"There were numerous 911 phone calls with a male and a knife acting erratic, and some of the callers thought he was going to stab someone," said NYPD Chief of Department John Chell.



The NYPD said officers first attempted to tase the man, but that proved ineffective. They then engaged in a 56-second dialogue with the man, who was in mental distress, asking him to drop the knife.
But, the man did not. He was captured on video advancing towards the officers, who then opened fire.
He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
"Any time the NYPD interacts with someone in mental distress, we attempt to slow down and deescalate with the situation with the ultimate goal of getting the person the help they need," Chell said. "However, during fast moving and hectic situations with armed persons we are forced to defend ourselves."
The man had two documented incidents of mental disorder with the NYPD.
Police recovered the knife and displayed a picture of it at a news conference.
One of the witnesses who called 911 was grocery store owner Peter Menikou.
"I walked down the avenue and I saw the guy coming towards 31st Street, he went to two or three stores, he had a big knife, wide knife, wide big bag," Menikou said.
The officers involved in the shooting were not injured.
Monday afternoon, Council Member Tiffany Cabán, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas released a joint statement in response to the shooting saying:
"A tragedy happened in Astoria early this morning. While further details and footage of the shooting will continue to bring light to the incident, this is what we have been told so far: Our neighbor with a reported history of mental illness was shot to death by the police because the NYPD used lethal force after being unable to de-escalate a 56-second interaction with a 61-year old man holding a knife. As we await more details, here are things we know: there are glaring gaps in our city's mental health infrastructure. There are glaring gaps in our city's emergency response infrastructure, particularly as it relates to New Yorkers with mental illness. Our community is reeling and our hearts are broken. This is not true public safety."


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How bout KILL EVERY FUKN RETARD that dont COMPLYYYYYY?! OH, IM TERRIBLE aint I. Fuck you

 

[Teeshine]

QUEENS (WABC) -- Police shot and killed a man who they say lunged at them with a knife in Astoria early Monday morning.
The man was shot at the intersection of 30th Avenue and 31st Street just before 6:30 a.m.
Officers encountered the 61-year-old man who was holding a 14-inch knife while responding to multiple 911 calls.
"There were numerous 911 phone calls with a male and a knife acting erratic, and some of the callers thought he was going to stab someone," said NYPD Chief of Department John Chell.



The NYPD said officers first attempted to tase the man, but that proved ineffective. They then engaged in a 56-second dialogue with the man, who was in mental distress, asking him to drop the knife.
But, the man did not. He was captured on video advancing towards the officers, who then opened fire.
He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
"Any time the NYPD interacts with someone in mental distress, we attempt to slow down and deescalate with the situation with the ultimate goal of getting the person the help they need," Chell said. "However, during fast moving and hectic situations with armed persons we are forced to defend ourselves."
The man had two documented incidents of mental disorder with the NYPD.
Police recovered the knife and displayed a picture of it at a news conference.
One of the witnesses who called 911 was grocery store owner Peter Menikou.
"I walked down the avenue and I saw the guy coming towards 31st Street, he went to two or three stores, he had a big knife, wide knife, wide big bag," Menikou said.
The officers involved in the shooting were not injured.
Monday afternoon, Council Member Tiffany Cabán, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas released a joint statement in response to the shooting saying:
"A tragedy happened in Astoria early this morning. While further details and footage of the shooting will continue to bring light to the incident, this is what we have been told so far: Our neighbor with a reported history of mental illness was shot to death by the police because the NYPD used lethal force after being unable to de-escalate a 56-second interaction with a 61-year old man holding a knife. As we await more details, here are things we know: there are glaring gaps in our city's mental health infrastructure. There are glaring gaps in our city's emergency response infrastructure, particularly as it relates to New Yorkers with mental illness. Our community is reeling and our hearts are broken. This is not true public safety."


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Please, please, KEEP SHOOTING. THAT WAS MY $5 IRONING BOARD THAT NIGGER STOLE. Good nigger, DEAD nigger, equaled out after all

 

[Ramres]

"This is not true public safety."
Sure it is. It's not a super high bar to ask someone going through their own mental or health problems to maybe not approach someone with a knife and not look surprised when they get shot. Maybe it should have been a dire problem to address when they needed help I nthe first place. Not when t's the cop's problem to cleaning up what everyone else shit out. They're just trimming the damn grass like they're paid to do. That's public safety.

I'm actually shocked this time. Usually badgecam stuff coming out of New York is awful. It's like none of their departments have any kind of training whatsoever. There's even one where a cop runs away to get help, forgetting she was just called there. Good on these guys for their reaction time and not walking around with 50+ more commands the niggers won't listen to.

 

[Amata]

Hmm... now if the officer (the one with the raucous voice, probably lost it for at least a week) had put the request in a civil way: "Sir, please immediately put the knife down", that might have made a difference.

 

[MuslimHater]

Perfect cure for mental illness 🤒 👌

 

[The observer]

QUEENS (WABC) -- Police shot and killed a man who they say lunged at them with a knife in Astoria early Monday morning.
The man was shot at the intersection of 30th Avenue and 31st Street just before 6:30 a.m.
Officers encountered the 61-year-old man who was holding a 14-inch knife while responding to multiple 911 calls.
"There were numerous 911 phone calls with a male and a knife acting erratic, and some of the callers thought he was going to stab someone," said NYPD Chief of Department John Chell.



The NYPD said officers first attempted to tase the man, but that proved ineffective. They then engaged in a 56-second dialogue with the man, who was in mental distress, asking him to drop the knife.
But, the man did not. He was captured on video advancing towards the officers, who then opened fire.
He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
"Any time the NYPD interacts with someone in mental distress, we attempt to slow down and deescalate with the situation with the ultimate goal of getting the person the help they need," Chell said. "However, during fast moving and hectic situations with armed persons we are forced to defend ourselves."
The man had two documented incidents of mental disorder with the NYPD.
Police recovered the knife and displayed a picture of it at a news conference.
One of the witnesses who called 911 was grocery store owner Peter Menikou.
"I walked down the avenue and I saw the guy coming towards 31st Street, he went to two or three stores, he had a big knife, wide knife, wide big bag," Menikou said.
The officers involved in the shooting were not injured.
Monday afternoon, Council Member Tiffany Cabán, State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas released a joint statement in response to the shooting saying:
"A tragedy happened in Astoria early this morning. While further details and footage of the shooting will continue to bring light to the incident, this is what we have been told so far: Our neighbor with a reported history of mental illness was shot to death by the police because the NYPD used lethal force after being unable to de-escalate a 56-second interaction with a 61-year old man holding a knife. As we await more details, here are things we know: there are glaring gaps in our city's mental health infrastructure. There are glaring gaps in our city's emergency response infrastructure, particularly as it relates to New Yorkers with mental illness. Our community is reeling and our hearts are broken. This is not true public safety."


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"DON'T MOVE!!!"...said the cop...

 

[Deleted member 452804]

There is not exactly a consensus but it is agreed that in cases of serious mental illness involuntary commitment to a mental healthcare institution maybe is more humane than letting them out on the streets as "outpatients" or incarcerating them as common criminals. I think the US can reopen it's asylums. No institution is perfect but I think it would be a wonderful step in the right direction.

 

[Fäthër Cörpsë]

I thought at first they shot the knife out of his hands…

No, American police don’t do that kind of nonsense.

Shoot the knife out of his hand. Give me a fkin break.

 

[frank4477]

No, American police don’t do that kind of nonsense.

Shoot the knife out of his hand. Give me a fkin break.

was just kiddin….

 

[thebully08$]

He must be one eyed willie
I think he stole that pillow from Chester copperpot

 

[thebully08$]

This video gave me wood.

Weirdo

 

[ForgivenessMercyLove]

If they started killing people for mental issues in NYC, they would probably kill half the population. It is infested with Dems

Yo, this might change your life. Look up how much the richest people in America paid in taxes in the 70's. Then see what happened when the Republicans came into power under Reagan. and then look at the tax numbers under Trump for both terms.

 

[GoPlugYourself]

clearly a case of bringing a knife to a gun fight lmao.FAFO !

 

[weirdahhhmf]

Hee yaw Merica! Stupid prick cop "DON'T FUCKIN MOVE DON't FUCKIN MOVE after he's been shot like 30 times.
EDIT= bet they cuffed the dead body as well and gave it a few puches just for good measure.

The quote of a white cop to a black man.