Police shoot and kill man wielding knife in Brooklyn hospital

Police shoot and kill man wielding knife in Brooklyn hospital

A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by police officers after he barricaded himself in a room inside a hospital in Brooklyn. FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green has the latest. 

BROOKLYN - A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by police officers after he barricaded himself in a room inside a hospital in Brooklyn.

Police-involved shooting in hospital

What we know:

According to a press conference held by the NYPD earlier tonight, Jan. 8, multiple 911 calls were made at 5:27 p.m. regarding a violent man armed with a knife inside New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

The call stated that the man had barricaded himself inside a room that held other people. He reportedly cut himself and was threatening to harm others.

Police officers arrived at the scene at 5:33 p.m. and went to the eighth floor. The man approached the door frame and displayed the knife, police say.

Officers issued several verbal commands for the man to drop the weapon over the course of three minutes, but he refused. He also reportedly attempted to close the door to the room multiple times.

The man then approached the officers with the knife; a taser and a firearm were discharged at the same time, but the taser proved ineffective.

He then continued attempting to close the door before approaching the officers again. Another shot was fired, and it hit the man, who was pronounced deceased shortly after.

What we don't know:

The identity of the suspect is not known.