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Knife-Wielding Man Shot by Police

E 120th St & 1st Ave, East Harlem, Manhattan

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Summary

  • An officer-involved shooting occurred in Manhattan early Monday morning.
  • The suspect, wielding a 13-inch kitchen knife, confronted police outside a grocery store, after being previously removed by employees. The suspect continued to advance towards officers, despite multiple commands to drop his weapon, prompting officers to fire their weapons.
  • The suspect is in critical but stable condition. No officers were injured in the incident. The shooting is under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

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Santiago remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

ABC 7 reports that the New York Police Department identified the knife-wielding man as 53-year-old Carlos Santiago.

According to updates sourced via FOX 5, the 53-year-old suspect was shot in the lower right abdomen by police. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. An officer was also treated for minor injuries.

The incident is also under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn-cameras.

Officers were also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

A 13-inch kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical, but stable condition.

Police immediately called for EMS and rendered aid to the suspect.

The male suspect continued to advance towards officers with his knife extended, prompting the officers to fire their service weapons.

Police gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife and created distance between themselves and the suspect.

Officers from the 25 Precinct were immediately confronted by the knife-wielding suspect.

Officers received a 911 call at 1:36 AM and arrived at the scene two minutes later.

The male suspect returned to the store wielding a large kitchen knife and began banging on the windows.

The male suspect became extremely irate and disorderly and had to be removed from the store by multiple employees, according to the NYPD.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., the male suspect entered a grocery store at the location and engaged in a verbal dispute with another individual inside the store.

According to an NYPD press conference, an officer-involved shooting occurred early Monday morning near E 120th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Incident reported at E 120th St & 1st Ave.

Santiago remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

ABC 7 reports that the New York Police Department identified the knife-wielding man as 53-year-old Carlos Santiago.

According to updates sourced via FOX 5, the 53-year-old suspect was shot in the lower right abdomen by police. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. An officer was also treated for minor injuries.

The incident is also under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn-cameras.

Officers were also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

A 13-inch kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical, but stable condition.

Police immediately called for EMS and rendered aid to the suspect.

The male suspect continued to advance towards officers with his knife extended, prompting the officers to fire their service weapons.

Police gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife and created distance between themselves and the suspect.

Officers from the 25 Precinct were immediately confronted by the knife-wielding suspect.

Officers received a 911 call at 1:36 AM and arrived at the scene two minutes later.

The male suspect returned to the store wielding a large kitchen knife and began banging on the windows.

The male suspect became extremely irate and disorderly and had to be removed from the store by multiple employees, according to the NYPD.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., the male suspect entered a grocery store at the location and engaged in a verbal dispute with another individual inside the store.

According to an NYPD press conference, an officer-involved shooting occurred early Monday morning near E 120th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Incident reported at E 120th St & 1st Ave.

Santiago remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

ABC 7 reports that the New York Police Department identified the knife-wielding man as 53-year-old Carlos Santiago.

According to updates sourced via FOX 5, the 53-year-old suspect was shot in the lower right abdomen by police. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. An officer was also treated for minor injuries.

The incident is also under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn-cameras.

Officers were also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

A 13-inch kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical, but stable condition.

Police immediately called for EMS and rendered aid to the suspect.

The male suspect continued to advance towards officers with his knife extended, prompting the officers to fire their service weapons.

Police gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife and created distance between themselves and the suspect.

Officers from the 25 Precinct were immediately confronted by the knife-wielding suspect.

Officers received a 911 call at 1:36 AM and arrived at the scene two minutes later.

The male suspect returned to the store wielding a large kitchen knife and began banging on the windows.

The male suspect became extremely irate and disorderly and had to be removed from the store by multiple employees, according to the NYPD.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., the male suspect entered a grocery store at the location and engaged in a verbal dispute with another individual inside the store.

According to an NYPD press conference, an officer-involved shooting occurred early Monday morning near E 120th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Incident reported at E 120th St & 1st Ave.

Santiago remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

ABC 7 reports that the New York Police Department identified the knife-wielding man as 53-year-old Carlos Santiago.

According to updates sourced via FOX 5, the 53-year-old suspect was shot in the lower right abdomen by police. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. An officer was also treated for minor injuries.

The incident is also under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn-cameras.

Officers were also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

A 13-inch kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical, but stable condition.

Police immediately called for EMS and rendered aid to the suspect.

The male suspect continued to advance towards officers with his knife extended, prompting the officers to fire their service weapons.

Police gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife and created distance between themselves and the suspect.

Officers from the 25 Precinct were immediately confronted by the knife-wielding suspect.

Officers received a 911 call at 1:36 AM and arrived at the scene two minutes later.

The male suspect returned to the store wielding a large kitchen knife and began banging on the windows.

The male suspect became extremely irate and disorderly and had to be removed from the store by multiple employees, according to the NYPD.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., the male suspect entered a grocery store at the location and engaged in a verbal dispute with another individual inside the store.

According to an NYPD press conference, an officer-involved shooting occurred early Monday morning near E 120th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Incident reported at E 120th St & 1st Ave.

Santiago remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital.

ABC 7 reports that the New York Police Department identified the knife-wielding man as 53-year-old Carlos Santiago.

According to updates sourced via FOX 5, the 53-year-old suspect was shot in the lower right abdomen by police. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. An officer was also treated for minor injuries.

The incident is also under investigation by the NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

The incident was captured on the officers' body-worn-cameras.

Officers were also transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

A 13-inch kitchen knife was recovered at the scene.

The suspect was transported to a local hospital, where he is in critical, but stable condition.

Police immediately called for EMS and rendered aid to the suspect.

The male suspect continued to advance towards officers with his knife extended, prompting the officers to fire their service weapons.

Police gave multiple verbal commands to drop the knife and created distance between themselves and the suspect.

Officers from the 25 Precinct were immediately confronted by the knife-wielding suspect.

Officers received a 911 call at 1:36 AM and arrived at the scene two minutes later.

The male suspect returned to the store wielding a large kitchen knife and began banging on the windows.

The male suspect became extremely irate and disorderly and had to be removed from the store by multiple employees, according to the NYPD.

At approximately 1:15 a.m., the male suspect entered a grocery store at the location and engaged in a verbal dispute with another individual inside the store.

According to an NYPD press conference, an officer-involved shooting occurred early Monday morning near E 120th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

Incident reported at E 120th St & 1st Ave.

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Comments18

brooklynUser2119674017Apr 6 at 5:27 AM

Those supermarket people dont get a break 24/7 and they get nothing but crazy people walking in

bighomie212Apr 6 at 5:24 AM

Good job

jbender42Apr 6 at 6:00 AM

Good shoot boys. One less nut job

tnycchicApr 6 at 6:31 AM

😒😒shut up

FrozenStormApr 6 at 7:46 AM

Good

brooklynUser2119674017Apr 6 at 5:27 AM

Those supermarket people dont get a break 24/7 and they get nothing but crazy people walking in

bighomie212Apr 6 at 5:24 AM

Good job

jbender42Apr 6 at 6:00 AM

Good shoot boys. One less nut job

tnycchicApr 6 at 6:31 AM

😒😒shut up

FrozenStormApr 6 at 7:46 AM

Good

brooklynUser2119674017Apr 6 at 5:27 AM

Those supermarket people dont get a break 24/7 and they get nothing but crazy people walking in

bighomie212Apr 6 at 5:24 AM

Good job

jbender42Apr 6 at 6:00 AM

Good shoot boys. One less nut job

tnycchicApr 6 at 6:31 AM

😒😒shut up

FrozenStormApr 6 at 7:46 AM

Good

brooklynUser2119674017Apr 6 at 5:27 AM

Those supermarket people dont get a break 24/7 and they get nothing but crazy people walking in

bighomie212Apr 6 at 5:24 AM

Good job

jbender42Apr 6 at 6:00 AM

Good shoot boys. One less nut job

tnycchicApr 6 at 6:31 AM

😒😒shut up

FrozenStormApr 6 at 7:46 AM

Good

brooklynUser2119674017Apr 6 at 5:27 AM

Those supermarket people dont get a break 24/7 and they get nothing but crazy people walking in

bighomie212Apr 6 at 5:24 AM

Good job

jbender42Apr 6 at 6:00 AM

Good shoot boys. One less nut job

tnycchicApr 6 at 6:31 AM

😒😒shut up

FrozenStormApr 6 at 7:46 AM

Good

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