A man was shot by NYPD officers in Brooklyn while they were attempting to intervene in a dispute. The incident occurred when the officers, already engaged in another investigation, witnessed two individuals arguing, one of whom brandished a box cutter. After multiple warnings to drop the weapon, the suspect lunged toward the detectives, prompting them to fire, hitting him once. The injured man is in the hospital and expected to survive while the officers are treated for tinnitus. Police urged the public to avoid the area during the ongoing investigation.
Officers told the man multiple times to drop the box cutter and he refused, the sources say. Then he allegedly lunged at the officers. They fired.
The man was hit once. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
At some point, police fired, according to the sources. The condition of the individual with the box cutter wasn't known.
The detectives were being treated for tinnitus and are expected to be OK.
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