New York Officers Save Suicidal Teen by Snatching Shotgun Split Second Before It Fired

The shotgun that New York City police officers grabbed away from a suicidal teen who had it pressed against his chin on June 17, 2019. New York Police Department

Two New York City police officers saved the life of a suicidal teenager by snatching a loaded shotgun away from the 19-year-old a split second before it fired.

The unidentified young man’s mother alerted the police that her son was in the stairwell of a Manhattan building on Monday, June 17, the New York Daily News reported, and that he was armed with a shotgun.