Man Armed With Knife Shot and Killed by NYPD Officer in Midtown Manhattan

Jack Phillips
5/18/2016
Updated:
5/18/2016

Her roommate said they heard about six shots in all. When she looked out the window, she saw the officer crying.

Neither the suspect or the officer were identified. The suspect’s knife was recovered

The man’s body was spotted laying in the street on Eighth Ave. and 49th St.---located just a few streets from Times Square---following the shooting, the New York Daily News reported.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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