New York Police Shoot Man Who Allegedly Threatened Two EMTs With A Knife
Police shot a man they say was threatening two EMTs with a knife in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Saturday morning.
Authorities say the EMTs were responding to a call at 240 South Second Street, when the man appeared and started to stab the closed ambulance window.
Police soon arrived on the scene.
They say they pulled their weapons after the man refused to drop the knife. He was shot in the abdomen and is in critical condition.
"It was 6 o'clock, 6:12 in the morning," said a witness. "I heard like six shots
