A 49-year-old man brandishing a meat cleaver is shot by NYPD officers following a violent incident in Bensonhurst, where four young girls were slashed inside a home. The police responded after an 11-year-old girl called 911, reporting that her uncle had attacked her and her siblings; by the time officers arrived, the children, aged 8 to 16, had sustained serious injuries but are expected to survive.
The responding officers were led to the scene by an uninjured child and forced their way in after hearing screams. Upon entry, they encountered the man advancing toward them with the cleaver, prompting them to fire seven shots to neutralize the threat. Initially taken to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition, the man has a documented history of mental illness, raising questions about the family dynamics involved in this distressing incident.
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