Stabbing Suspect Fatally Shot by Police After Butcher-Knife Attack

Police say Chan had no known criminal history but did have a documented mental health history with the NYPD.

The confrontation was captured on officer body cam footage, per the NYPD.

Officers involved in the shooting were taken to a hospital for evaluation, standard protocol following a police-involved shooting.

The suspect has been identified as Wei Chan, 54. His father, the victim who sustained a head wound, has been identified as 75-year-old Cheung Chan.

The victim is reportedly stable.

Police stated a victim was discovered at the scene, later identified as the 75-year-old father of the suspect, with a head wound from a knife attack.

Police stated the armed suspect, identified as a 54-year-old man, continued to ignore commands while closing distance between the officers, who responded by opening fire.

An initial investigation revealed that officers responding to a reported armed assault inside a building found a trail of blood leading to a staircase, where a suspect holding a butcher knife approached police.

An update from the NYPD confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead.

Updated reports confirm that the suspect was wielding the butcher knife.

The NYPD confirmed to Citizen that an officer-involved shooting occurred inside 126 Ludlow Street. A butcher knife was recovered at the scene.

Reports from ABC7 and the New York Daily News say the suspect was shot by police.

The conditions of the stabbing victim and the shot suspect are not known at this time.

In their radio communications, police said that a person was stabbed in the had, and that a person was shot. They then stated that an officer fired shots, and that the suspect was attempting to charge the officer with a knife.

It's unclear what led to the initial stabbing and subsequent police response.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 126 Ludlow St.

Police say Chan had no known criminal history but did have a documented mental health history with the NYPD.

The confrontation was captured on officer body cam footage, per the NYPD.

Officers involved in the shooting were taken to a hospital for evaluation, standard protocol following a police-involved shooting.

The suspect has been identified as Wei Chan, 54. His father, the victim who sustained a head wound, has been identified as 75-year-old Cheung Chan.

The victim is reportedly stable.

Police stated a victim was discovered at the scene, later identified as the 75-year-old father of the suspect, with a head wound from a knife attack.

Police stated the armed suspect, identified as a 54-year-old man, continued to ignore commands while closing distance between the officers, who responded by opening fire.

An initial investigation revealed that officers responding to a reported armed assault inside a building found a trail of blood leading to a staircase, where a suspect holding a butcher knife approached police.

An update from the NYPD confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead.

Updated reports confirm that the suspect was wielding the butcher knife.

The NYPD confirmed to Citizen that an officer-involved shooting occurred inside 126 Ludlow Street. A butcher knife was recovered at the scene.

Reports from ABC7 and the New York Daily News say the suspect was shot by police.

The conditions of the stabbing victim and the shot suspect are not known at this time.

In their radio communications, police said that a person was stabbed in the had, and that a person was shot. They then stated that an officer fired shots, and that the suspect was attempting to charge the officer with a knife.

It's unclear what led to the initial stabbing and subsequent police response.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 126 Ludlow St.

Police say Chan had no known criminal history but did have a documented mental health history with the NYPD.

The confrontation was captured on officer body cam footage, per the NYPD.

Officers involved in the shooting were taken to a hospital for evaluation, standard protocol following a police-involved shooting.

The suspect has been identified as Wei Chan, 54. His father, the victim who sustained a head wound, has been identified as 75-year-old Cheung Chan.

The victim is reportedly stable.

Police stated a victim was discovered at the scene, later identified as the 75-year-old father of the suspect, with a head wound from a knife attack.

Police stated the armed suspect, identified as a 54-year-old man, continued to ignore commands while closing distance between the officers, who responded by opening fire.

An initial investigation revealed that officers responding to a reported armed assault inside a building found a trail of blood leading to a staircase, where a suspect holding a butcher knife approached police.

An update from the NYPD confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead.

Updated reports confirm that the suspect was wielding the butcher knife.

The NYPD confirmed to Citizen that an officer-involved shooting occurred inside 126 Ludlow Street. A butcher knife was recovered at the scene.

Reports from ABC7 and the New York Daily News say the suspect was shot by police.

The conditions of the stabbing victim and the shot suspect are not known at this time.

In their radio communications, police said that a person was stabbed in the had, and that a person was shot. They then stated that an officer fired shots, and that the suspect was attempting to charge the officer with a knife.

It's unclear what led to the initial stabbing and subsequent police response.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 126 Ludlow St.

Police say Chan had no known criminal history but did have a documented mental health history with the NYPD.

The confrontation was captured on officer body cam footage, per the NYPD.

Officers involved in the shooting were taken to a hospital for evaluation, standard protocol following a police-involved shooting.

The suspect has been identified as Wei Chan, 54. His father, the victim who sustained a head wound, has been identified as 75-year-old Cheung Chan.

The victim is reportedly stable.

Police stated a victim was discovered at the scene, later identified as the 75-year-old father of the suspect, with a head wound from a knife attack.

Police stated the armed suspect, identified as a 54-year-old man, continued to ignore commands while closing distance between the officers, who responded by opening fire.

An initial investigation revealed that officers responding to a reported armed assault inside a building found a trail of blood leading to a staircase, where a suspect holding a butcher knife approached police.

An update from the NYPD confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead.

Updated reports confirm that the suspect was wielding the butcher knife.

The NYPD confirmed to Citizen that an officer-involved shooting occurred inside 126 Ludlow Street. A butcher knife was recovered at the scene.

Reports from ABC7 and the New York Daily News say the suspect was shot by police.

The conditions of the stabbing victim and the shot suspect are not known at this time.

In their radio communications, police said that a person was stabbed in the had, and that a person was shot. They then stated that an officer fired shots, and that the suspect was attempting to charge the officer with a knife.

It's unclear what led to the initial stabbing and subsequent police response.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 126 Ludlow St.

Police say Chan had no known criminal history but did have a documented mental health history with the NYPD.

The confrontation was captured on officer body cam footage, per the NYPD.

Officers involved in the shooting were taken to a hospital for evaluation, standard protocol following a police-involved shooting.

The suspect has been identified as Wei Chan, 54. His father, the victim who sustained a head wound, has been identified as 75-year-old Cheung Chan.

The victim is reportedly stable.

Police stated a victim was discovered at the scene, later identified as the 75-year-old father of the suspect, with a head wound from a knife attack.

Police stated the armed suspect, identified as a 54-year-old man, continued to ignore commands while closing distance between the officers, who responded by opening fire.

An initial investigation revealed that officers responding to a reported armed assault inside a building found a trail of blood leading to a staircase, where a suspect holding a butcher knife approached police.

An update from the NYPD confirmed the suspect was pronounced dead.

Updated reports confirm that the suspect was wielding the butcher knife.

The NYPD confirmed to Citizen that an officer-involved shooting occurred inside 126 Ludlow Street. A butcher knife was recovered at the scene.

Reports from ABC7 and the New York Daily News say the suspect was shot by police.

The conditions of the stabbing victim and the shot suspect are not known at this time.

In their radio communications, police said that a person was stabbed in the had, and that a person was shot. They then stated that an officer fired shots, and that the suspect was attempting to charge the officer with a knife.

It's unclear what led to the initial stabbing and subsequent police response.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 126 Ludlow St.