""As they approached that individual, he fled," Giordano said. "We pursued him southbound on East 86th Street, about a block and a half to Coventry Road.""
""He was ordered numerous times, multiple times, to drop that weapon. After repeated warnings were given to drop his weapon, and the subject did not comply with those orders, the subject was shot once in his chest," Giordano said."
""A pair of officers came out of [a] car and fired a single shot," said one resident, who identified herself as Mercedes Clark. "They rolled him on his back and scooped him into the back of the patrol car. It took EMS a while to get him, like 20 minutes.""
Around 9 a.m. on Oct. 5, six uniformed officers from the 67th Precinct responded to a 911 domestic-violence call at 125 East 86th St. The male suspect allegedly had violated a court order of protection and matched the caller’s description. Officers approached and the man fled; they pursued him southbound on East 86th Street about a block and a half to Coventry Road. At the intersection the man pointed a handgun at officers and did not comply with repeated verbal demands to drop the weapon. An officer fired once, striking him in the chest. Body-worn cameras captured the incident. Officers rendered medical aid, and witnesses reported EMS took about 20 minutes to arrive.
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