Police in New York City responded to a 911 call at 3:28 a.m. Friday reporting a man walking on the Brooklyn Bridge’s cables with a knife. Officers attempted to persuade him to descend safely, but when he approached them with the blade extended, they fired, killing him. The incident highlights the risks of bridge trespassing and the department’s protocols for confronting armed individuals. The full story details the circumstances of the confrontation and the investigation that followed.
Officers clipped to bridge had tried to talk man, who was holding a knife, into coming down safely, officials sayNew York City police shot and killed a man on Friday morning after he climbed on to the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approached officers with a knife extended, New York police department officials said.At a news conference on Friday, NYPD officials said that a 911 call came in at around 3.28am on Friday morning, reporting that a man was walking on the beams of the Brooklyn Bridge. Continue reading...
