Police opened fire on a subway platform in Brooklyn during a confrontation with an alleged fare-beater, striking the man cops said was armed with a knife, two straphangers caught in the fray, and one of the firing officers, NYPD officials said Sunday.
One of those two passengers hit by the cops’ bullets, a 49-year-old man, was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit struck in the head, according to the NYPD.
The two officers who opened fire were assigned to patrol the Sutter Avenue subway stop in the 73rd precinct when they spotted a man skip the station turnstile and walk through an open gate toward the train platform, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey explained at an evening press conference from Brookdale Hospital.
Sure is: “shot over a $2.90 fare” is literally a lie.
Yeah, they shot at him because he threatened them, but he was also not a threat to them and actively getting away from them
They then opened fire in a crowded area, and one of them managed to shoot the other in the armpit.
They also don’t mention him brandishing the knife at any point, the article just says they were “made aware” of a knife, which could mean fucking anything.
“[Body cam footage] showed the man make a verbal threat to the officers. He told the cops, “I’m going to kill you if you don’t stop following me,” the chief said.”
lmao, why the fuck you lyin?
Imagine being caught essentially stealing $3, and instead of just paying up, or accepting the punishment for the theft, your reaction is to threaten the lives of those who caught you.
Proof that you ACAB idiots will defend anything if it means talking shit about police, lol.
He broke the law and got caught, you’re not supposed to be able to just walk away when that happens, lmao.