A knife-wielding man who stabbed a student in a Brooklyn synagogue was shot dead by police after he lunged at officers.
Police say they used lethal violence against the suspect after he refused to drop the weapon, AP reports. The incident occurred at the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic World Headquarters in Crown Heights at 1:40am on Tuesday.
Following the stabbing, a witness flagged down a police officer, who told the unidentified assailant to drop his weapon. The attacker initially dropped his knife, only to pick it up again. Backup from the NYPD's anti-terror squad arrived on the scene, demanding once again he put down his weapon. According to police, he refused and charged at the officer, who discharged his firearm once, striking the attacker in the stomach.
A video of the encounter posted online appears to corroborate the police's version of events.
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Aftermath video: http://youtu.be/zKmXOOQjg9Q
RT: http://www.rt.com/usa/212727-man-stabs-student-synagogue/
NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/nyregion/brooklyn-synagogue-stabbing.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/09/us-usa-new-york-shooting-idUSKBN0JN18520141209
Do note that the assailant was black, so queue the protests, riots, looting and random fires.