An officer-involved shooting was reported at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on January 8 after police responded to reports of an emotionally disturbed individual threatening people with a knife inside the facility. Authorities said the incident unfolded inside the hospital’s emergency room in the Park Slope neighborhood, where officers confronted a man armed with a knife.
Police confirmed that shots were fired during the encounter and that one person was struck. The individual, believed to be the suspect, was taken into custody, though his condition was not immediately known. A Level 1 police mobilization was briefly activated at the hospital near 5th Street and 6th Avenue before being terminated. Officials said there were no reported injuries to hospital staff or bystanders, and no further details have been released as the investigation continues.
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