Police in Brooklyn shot and killed a suspected wanted in three murder cases on Friday after they say he charged them with a knife.
New York City police shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect in Brooklyn on Friday, saying the man was suspected of three murders. Officers with the Brooklyn Warrant Squad were attempting to arrest Vilmond Jean-Baptiste, 38, on Friday evening when he allegedly charged them with a knife, police say. Police say they found Baptiste hiding fully-clothed in a bathtub as they searched a Brooklyn apartment.
COMISSIONER RESIGNED A crowd soon gathered around the scene as police wheeled Baptiste into an ambulance. One man could be heard shouting, 'He shot my brother. He killed my brother for nothing,' according to the New York Daily News. Footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows crowds shouting and throwing objects at police.
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