"The NYPD said the wounded officer was first approached around 5:30 a.m. Sunday in the rear of the 73rd Precinct off East New York Avenue in Brownsville. According to Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera, the man had initially tried to enter the precinct building through a locked door at the front before heading around to the back. He managed to make his way in through a back door and was confronted by a female officer."
"Officers chased after the man to the area of Park Place and Saratoga Avenue, where he was allegedly still armed with the blade. Rivera said he repeatedly refused orders from the officers to drop the knife. "He lunged at an officer with a knife extended towards that officer. Several officers discharged their firearms and the male was struck numerous times," Rivera said. The man was rushed to the hospital where he was ultimately pronounced dead. His identity and age were not initially provided by officials."
A man attempted to enter the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville through a locked front door, then entered through a rear door and confronted a female officer. He pulled out a 14-inch butcher knife and slashed the officer in the face, but she fought him off. Officers pursued him to Park Place and Saratoga Avenue while he remained armed and repeatedly refused commands to drop the knife. He lunged at an officer with the blade extended, prompting several officers to fire. The man was struck numerous times, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. The man's identity and age were not immediately released.
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