NYPD shoots 3 bystanders and a fellow officer while cashing a knife-wielding man who did not pay his $2.90 subway fee
One man is in critical condition after being shot in the head
The New York Police Department is under fire from New Yorkers after officers shot three bystanders and one of their own officers while pursuing a knife-wielding man for not paying his $2.90 subway fee, which was "crowded," per a witness.
One of the bystanders, 49-year-old Gregory Delpeche who was taking the train to work on Sunday, is in critical condition after being shot in the head, according to Delpeche’s family.
In the days since Sunday’s shooting, which happened at Sutter Avenue L train station in Brownsville, police officials have repeatedly said that the officers fired in the crowded subway station after the knife-wielding man, Derell Mickles, “charged" at one of them, and when their attempts to deescalate the situation and use tasers had failed, they were left with little choice but to resort to deadly force.
However, body camera footage released recently shows that police officers opened fire at a subway station while Mickles was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to the train.