NYPD officers shot a 34-year-old man holding a knife to his mother's throat in the Bronx. The incident occurred on May 1 at Hazel Towers after a 911 call alerted police. Upon arrival, two officers tried to de-escalate the situation for over two and a half minutes. Despite their efforts, the suspect threatened his mother multiple times, leading to one officer firing a shot that struck him. Officers provided medical assistance until EMS arrived. The man is currently in critical condition.
A family member let the two officers into the apartment where they reportedly found the man in the rear of the residence, holding his distraught 61-year-old mother in a chokehold with a large kitchen knife pressed to her neck. According to Rivera, the officers spent over two and a half minutes attempting to de-escalate the situation before one officer fired one round at the 34-year-old.
The officer-involved shooting incident unfolded around 11:20 p.m. on May 1 at an apartment inside Hazel Towers near Mulford Ave. and Libby Place in the Pelham Bay section of the borough.
NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said officers responded to a 911 call of a male armed with a knife attempting to harm himself inside an apartment. A security guard who works for the building placed the call and heard screaming coming from the apartment.
As our officers were attempting this, the male made numerous threats to kill his mother, all while he was still holding her with his arm around her neck and holding the knife.
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