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He exited onto Hamilton Avenue and was surrounded by police at Columbia Street in Red Hook.Police took the suspect into custody for questioning at the 68th precinct.VIDEO | NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell held a press briefing in Red Hook:A spokesperson for the mayor said the Adams has been briefed, and "there are no additional credible threats."
Former NYPD Chief of Detectives and ABC News Contributor Robert Boyce says its difficult to not compare this instance to. "It's the first thing I thought," Boyce said. "I worked the Sayfull Saipov case I remember how dangerous it was and what he did and how deadly it was. That was the first thing that came to mind when I heard about the rented truck. So let's hope it's not that and it's a person in mental distress at this point and it's nothing more than that.
He has previous ties to the city including a prior interaction with police in 2019 in Queens. He also had at least one previous address in Brooklyn. VIDEO | New York City Councilmember Justin Brannan speaks to Eyewitness News about details on the driver:
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