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NYPD officers fatally shoot man armed with butcher’s knife on Lower East Side, police say
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- NYPD officers fatally shot 54-year-old Wei Chan after he advanced toward them with a butcher’s knife inside a Lower East Side building on Sunday afternoon.
- Officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting an assault at 126 Ludlow St. and encountered a trail of blood leading upstairs where they confronted Chan.
- Despite repeated orders to drop the weapon, Chan continued advancing, prompting officers to open fire; he was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
- Chan’s 75-year-old father, Cheung Chan, suffered a head laceration allegedly caused by his son and was also taken to Bellevue, expected to survive.
- Four FDNY members and responding officers sustained minor injuries and were treated at hospitals; the NYPD’s Force Investigation Division is investigating the shooting.
