Around 6:15 p.m., two officers were stopped at a traffic light when they heard a dispute on the street, and people yelling for help. They got out of the vehicle and saw a woman running down the street being following by a man armed with a knife. They yelled to the man to drop the knife, but the man turned around and ran toward them while still armed with the knife, and they shot and killed him.
Agency: New York Police Department
Motive: Dispute (on street)
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: January 21, 2021
County: New York City
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6535