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NYPD investigating after police shoot knife-wielding woman in Times Square
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- The NYPD is investigating a police shooting in Times Square after officers responded to a report of a woman armed with two knives who allegedly stabbed two people outside an NYPD stationhouse.
- Video footage shows the woman, wearing a peach-colored shirt, waving two knives as police ordered her to drop them, and a Taser was deployed before an officer fired their weapon.
- Three people were transported to area hospitals following the incident, though the conditions and genders of the stabbing victims are currently unknown.
- Police have closed off a section near 42nd Street and 7th Avenue, warning the public to expect traffic delays, road closures, and mass transit disruptions in the area.
- The circumstances leading up to the alleged stabbings remain unclear as the investigation continues.
