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Jamaica Hills, Queens

NYPD Releases Body Camera Footage After Shooting of Knife-Wielding 22-Year-Old

Reported Jan 26 at 10:37 AM · Updated Feb 3 at 7:36 PM · 688.9K Notified · 193.2K Viewed

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Summary

A police-involved shooting occurred in Jamaica, New York, when officers responded to a report of a 22-year-old man, Jabez Chakraborty, with a mental health history, who was armed with a knife. Chakraborty was shot after advancing toward officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident, which involved Chakraborty being shot at least four times, has prompted discussions on mental health response strategies, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani advocating for a Department of Community Safety. The NYPD investigation is ongoing.

A police-involved shooting occurred in Jamaica, New York, when officers responded to a report of a 22-year-old man, Jabez Chakraborty, with a mental health history, who was armed with a knife. Chakraborty was shot after advancing toward officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident, which involved Chakraborty being shot at least four times, has prompted discussions on mental health response strategies, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani advocating for a Department of Community Safety. The NYPD investigation is ongoing.

A police-involved shooting occurred in Jamaica, New York, when officers responded to a report of a 22-year-old man, Jabez Chakraborty, with a mental health history, who was armed with a knife. Chakraborty was shot after advancing toward officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident, which involved Chakraborty being shot at least four times, has prompted discussions on mental health response strategies, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani advocating for a Department of Community Safety. The NYPD investigation is ongoing.

A police-involved shooting occurred in Jamaica, New York, when officers responded to a report of a 22-year-old man, Jabez Chakraborty, with a mental health history, who was armed with a knife. Chakraborty was shot after advancing toward officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident, which involved Chakraborty being shot at least four times, has prompted discussions on mental health response strategies, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani advocating for a Department of Community Safety. The NYPD investigation is ongoing.

A police-involved shooting occurred in Jamaica, New York, when officers responded to a report of a 22-year-old man, Jabez Chakraborty, with a mental health history, who was armed with a knife. Chakraborty was shot after advancing toward officers and was hospitalized in stable condition. The incident, which involved Chakraborty being shot at least four times, has prompted discussions on mental health response strategies, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani advocating for a Department of Community Safety. The NYPD investigation is ongoing.

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Feb 3, 7:33PM

Mamdani said Chakraborty has schizophrenia and needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution. He cited the case as part of ongoing discussions about creating a Department of Community Safety.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

A Chakraborty family spokesperson says he was shot at least four times, placed on a ventilator, and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Feb 3, 7:32PM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he reviewed the body-camera footage and visited the injured man, Jabez Chakraborty, over the weekend. He said the NYPD investigation is ongoing.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

NYPD says officers fired after the man pushed through a closed glass door and continued approaching with the knife, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. A knife was recovered, officers were evaluated at a hospital, and body-camera footage is being reviewed by the Force Investigation Division.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

Officers responded around 10:25 a.m. after a family member reported a 22-year-old man with a mental health history throwing glass inside a home. Police say the man grabbed a kitchen knife and advanced toward officers despite repeated commands to drop it as they backed away.

Jan 26, 12:53PM

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to reports.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

Mamdani said Chakraborty has schizophrenia and needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution. He cited the case as part of ongoing discussions about creating a Department of Community Safety.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

A Chakraborty family spokesperson says he was shot at least four times, placed on a ventilator, and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Feb 3, 7:32PM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he reviewed the body-camera footage and visited the injured man, Jabez Chakraborty, over the weekend. He said the NYPD investigation is ongoing.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

NYPD says officers fired after the man pushed through a closed glass door and continued approaching with the knife, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. A knife was recovered, officers were evaluated at a hospital, and body-camera footage is being reviewed by the Force Investigation Division.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

Officers responded around 10:25 a.m. after a family member reported a 22-year-old man with a mental health history throwing glass inside a home. Police say the man grabbed a kitchen knife and advanced toward officers despite repeated commands to drop it as they backed away.

Jan 26, 12:53PM

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to reports.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

Mamdani said Chakraborty has schizophrenia and needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution. He cited the case as part of ongoing discussions about creating a Department of Community Safety.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

A Chakraborty family spokesperson says he was shot at least four times, placed on a ventilator, and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Feb 3, 7:32PM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he reviewed the body-camera footage and visited the injured man, Jabez Chakraborty, over the weekend. He said the NYPD investigation is ongoing.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

NYPD says officers fired after the man pushed through a closed glass door and continued approaching with the knife, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. A knife was recovered, officers were evaluated at a hospital, and body-camera footage is being reviewed by the Force Investigation Division.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

Officers responded around 10:25 a.m. after a family member reported a 22-year-old man with a mental health history throwing glass inside a home. Police say the man grabbed a kitchen knife and advanced toward officers despite repeated commands to drop it as they backed away.

Jan 26, 12:53PM

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to reports.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

Mamdani said Chakraborty has schizophrenia and needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution. He cited the case as part of ongoing discussions about creating a Department of Community Safety.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

A Chakraborty family spokesperson says he was shot at least four times, placed on a ventilator, and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Feb 3, 7:32PM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he reviewed the body-camera footage and visited the injured man, Jabez Chakraborty, over the weekend. He said the NYPD investigation is ongoing.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

NYPD says officers fired after the man pushed through a closed glass door and continued approaching with the knife, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. A knife was recovered, officers were evaluated at a hospital, and body-camera footage is being reviewed by the Force Investigation Division.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

Officers responded around 10:25 a.m. after a family member reported a 22-year-old man with a mental health history throwing glass inside a home. Police say the man grabbed a kitchen knife and advanced toward officers despite repeated commands to drop it as they backed away.

Jan 26, 12:53PM

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to reports.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

Mamdani said Chakraborty has schizophrenia and needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution. He cited the case as part of ongoing discussions about creating a Department of Community Safety.

Feb 3, 7:33PM

A Chakraborty family spokesperson says he was shot at least four times, placed on a ventilator, and has undergone multiple surgeries.

Feb 3, 7:32PM

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he reviewed the body-camera footage and visited the injured man, Jabez Chakraborty, over the weekend. He said the NYPD investigation is ongoing.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

NYPD says officers fired after the man pushed through a closed glass door and continued approaching with the knife, and he was taken to a hospital in stable condition. A knife was recovered, officers were evaluated at a hospital, and body-camera footage is being reviewed by the Force Investigation Division.

Jan 26, 6:24PM

Officers responded around 10:25 a.m. after a family member reported a 22-year-old man with a mental health history throwing glass inside a home. Police say the man grabbed a kitchen knife and advanced toward officers despite repeated commands to drop it as they backed away.

Jan 26, 12:53PM

The man was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, according to reports.

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Comments

bronxUser150Feb 3 at 7:53 PM

@Rachel_NYC @Rachel_NYC There is no bad guy here. Just a mentally ill person and an innocent cop. Really sad

woodsideUser1683308009Feb 3 at 8:25 PM

Reopen Creedmor and other mental health facilities. These people should not be on the street. Oftentimes they do not take there meds for many reasons and cannot control their actions. Mamdani, would you send a social worker to this situation? Just saying. That idea is ridiculous

partyingFeb 4 at 12:40 PM

@woodsideUser1683308009 how about a new committee to study what best committee should be formed to study committees?

HateComesFromJealousyFeb 4 at 12:46 AM

Lol i can’t believe some these comments. Using tables, chairs, or shovels to disarm him? Wtf is this a Jackie Chan movie?

ImJustHereForTheViolenceFeb 4 at 7:27 AM

Remember, the people proposing such fantastical things have the same voting rights as you and I.

LanieSummersJan 26 at 6:30 PM

Thank you NYPD 🙏

bronxUser150Feb 3 at 7:53 PM

@Rachel_NYC @Rachel_NYC There is no bad guy here. Just a mentally ill person and an innocent cop. Really sad

woodsideUser1683308009Feb 3 at 8:25 PM

Reopen Creedmor and other mental health facilities. These people should not be on the street. Oftentimes they do not take there meds for many reasons and cannot control their actions. Mamdani, would you send a social worker to this situation? Just saying. That idea is ridiculous

partyingFeb 4 at 12:40 PM

@woodsideUser1683308009 how about a new committee to study what best committee should be formed to study committees?

HateComesFromJealousyFeb 4 at 12:46 AM

Lol i can’t believe some these comments. Using tables, chairs, or shovels to disarm him? Wtf is this a Jackie Chan movie?

ImJustHereForTheViolenceFeb 4 at 7:27 AM

Remember, the people proposing such fantastical things have the same voting rights as you and I.

LanieSummersJan 26 at 6:30 PM

Thank you NYPD 🙏

bronxUser150Feb 3 at 7:53 PM

@Rachel_NYC @Rachel_NYC There is no bad guy here. Just a mentally ill person and an innocent cop. Really sad

woodsideUser1683308009Feb 3 at 8:25 PM

Reopen Creedmor and other mental health facilities. These people should not be on the street. Oftentimes they do not take there meds for many reasons and cannot control their actions. Mamdani, would you send a social worker to this situation? Just saying. That idea is ridiculous

partyingFeb 4 at 12:40 PM

@woodsideUser1683308009 how about a new committee to study what best committee should be formed to study committees?

HateComesFromJealousyFeb 4 at 12:46 AM

Lol i can’t believe some these comments. Using tables, chairs, or shovels to disarm him? Wtf is this a Jackie Chan movie?

ImJustHereForTheViolenceFeb 4 at 7:27 AM

Remember, the people proposing such fantastical things have the same voting rights as you and I.

LanieSummersJan 26 at 6:30 PM

Thank you NYPD 🙏

bronxUser150Feb 3 at 7:53 PM

@Rachel_NYC @Rachel_NYC There is no bad guy here. Just a mentally ill person and an innocent cop. Really sad

woodsideUser1683308009Feb 3 at 8:25 PM

Reopen Creedmor and other mental health facilities. These people should not be on the street. Oftentimes they do not take there meds for many reasons and cannot control their actions. Mamdani, would you send a social worker to this situation? Just saying. That idea is ridiculous

partyingFeb 4 at 12:40 PM

@woodsideUser1683308009 how about a new committee to study what best committee should be formed to study committees?

HateComesFromJealousyFeb 4 at 12:46 AM

Lol i can’t believe some these comments. Using tables, chairs, or shovels to disarm him? Wtf is this a Jackie Chan movie?

ImJustHereForTheViolenceFeb 4 at 7:27 AM

Remember, the people proposing such fantastical things have the same voting rights as you and I.

LanieSummersJan 26 at 6:30 PM

Thank you NYPD 🙏

bronxUser150Feb 3 at 7:53 PM

@Rachel_NYC @Rachel_NYC There is no bad guy here. Just a mentally ill person and an innocent cop. Really sad

woodsideUser1683308009Feb 3 at 8:25 PM

Reopen Creedmor and other mental health facilities. These people should not be on the street. Oftentimes they do not take there meds for many reasons and cannot control their actions. Mamdani, would you send a social worker to this situation? Just saying. That idea is ridiculous

partyingFeb 4 at 12:40 PM

@woodsideUser1683308009 how about a new committee to study what best committee should be formed to study committees?

HateComesFromJealousyFeb 4 at 12:46 AM

Lol i can’t believe some these comments. Using tables, chairs, or shovels to disarm him? Wtf is this a Jackie Chan movie?

ImJustHereForTheViolenceFeb 4 at 7:27 AM

Remember, the people proposing such fantastical things have the same voting rights as you and I.

LanieSummersJan 26 at 6:30 PM

Thank you NYPD 🙏

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