An apparently emotionally disturbed man was shot and killed by police while holding his elderly mother at knifepoint inside their Bronx home.
Apparently He threatened to kill his family and himself, before the officers shot him. The man’s mother, along with his girlfriend, were stabbed and suffered head injuries. A knife was found at the scene.possible weapon used against women.
No police officers were injured in the shooting that occurred shortly before 11:20 a.m. this morning inside an apartment on the 13th floor of 2865 Creston Avereported New YorkPost.
The disturbed man, who has not been identified, had been “off his meds,” using drugs and hallucinatingaccording to his stepfather, who called 911, sources said.
Domestic violence is constant in New York and New Jersey, between relatives, roommates and coupleseven with minor victims.
This week, a 22-year-old man was sentenced for killing his cousin at the victim’s NYCHA home in Harlem, dumping her body in the Bronx, and impersonating her using her phone and credit card.
Earlier this month, a Hispanic woman was beaten to death by a teenage tenant in a fight over rent in Queens (NYC).
At the end of November, a Latino teenager was arrested in the Bronx on suspicion of killing three relatives in a home in the Bronx, including his father and little brother..
Also that day, a 23-year-old man was arrested and accused of shooting his parents and older brother to death inside their home in New Jersey.
If you are a victim or suspect that someone is being abused, especially if it is a minor or elderly: