NYPD releases body cam footage of officer-involved shooting in Queens
NYPD releases body camera footage of Queens police-involved shooting
FOX 5 NY's Robert Moses has the latest.
QUEENS - The NYPD released body-worn camera footage from an officer-involved shooting in Queens involving a 22-year-old man who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
What we know:
The video has prompted renewed calls from city officials, including the mayor, for changes in how mental health emergencies are handled.
What they're saying:
Police said officers responded around 10:25 a.m. on Jan. 26, to a 911 call on Parsons Boulevard in the Jamaica Hills section of Queens for a report of an emotionally disturbed person.
Authorities said the man, identified as Jabez Chakraborty, was disorderly and displayed a large knife inside the entrance of the building.
Following the release of the video, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani renewed calls for a new mental health response system, saying mental health professionals, rather than police officers, should respond to certain emergency calls.
In a statement, Chakraborty’s family said they called 911 requesting an ambulance to help their son and said they were shocked and outraged by how the situation was handled.
NYPD executives are expected to brief the media at 2 p.m. this afternoon at the 107 Precinct regarding the shooting.
FOX 5 NY will stream the event live on YouTube and on the FOX Local App.
Police shoot man after alleged knife encounter in Queens
Police said the incident happened after a man charged at officers with a knife.
The body-camera footage shows officers repeatedly ordering Chakraborty to drop the knife before shots were fired.
Police said the NYPD Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident, which is standard procedure.
According to police, Chakraborty advanced toward responding officers, prompting one officer to discharge his firearm multiple times.
Emergency medical responders took Chakraborty to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition with injuries police described as non-life-threatening.
Two officers were also taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, including tinnitus, police said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Source: This report is based on information from the NYPD and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.