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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital

Police Shooting NYC Hospital - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Police shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn on Thursday.

The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York City police said.

Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object inside the facility in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The man, who was not yet been identified, was shot by officers.

The department declined to provide more details, including the type of weapon the man wielded or his condition after the shooting, saying more information will be provided at a news conference later Thursday.

Spokespersons for the hospital declined to comment, deferring to police.

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