People who had gathered near Times Square in New York ran for their lives as gunshots sounded on New Year’s Eve. NYPD police opened fire on a 19-year-old man who attacked three officers with a machete.
Unprovoked, he attempted to strike one officer over the head with the long blade before hitting two others in the head.
At a news conference this morning, police commissioner Keechant L. Sewell said one of the cops fired their weapon, striking the suspect in the shoulder. The incident happened just after 10pm, just outside the secure area that had been set up for the New Year’s Eve celebrations. Videos shared on social media show partygoers fleeing an area a few streets away from where the annual ball drop was due to take place at midnight.The NYPD confirmed there will be further police presence in the area Watch as Police Commissioner Sewell & Mayor Adams provide an update on a police involved incident in Manhattan.
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