"NEW YORK -- Police shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn on Thursday. New York City police say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object inside the facility in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood."
"The man, who was not yet been identified, was shot by officers. The department declined to provide more details, including the type of weapon the man wielded or his condition after the shooting, saying more information will be provided at a news conference later Thursday. Spokespersons for the hospital declined to comment, deferring to police."
The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Police officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object inside the facility. Officers shot the man; he had not been identified at the time of the report. The police department declined to provide further details, including the type of weapon the man wielded and his condition after the shooting. The department said more information would be provided at a news conference later Thursday. Hospital spokespersons declined to comment and deferred to the police for information.
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