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"The subject then decided to turn his sights on a civilian who was smoking a cigarette outside the location. He went after this male with the scissors. Our officers were able to distract him and give him commands to drop the scissors," Chell said."At this time, in a full-fledged sprint, he came at one of our officers.""If our officers did not respond quickly, we might have a civilian who's hurt, and we stopped a threat to the community," he added.
Chopper 2 is checking out various stories around our area. Where are you watching from? Find more local coverage on CBS News New York: https://cbsn.ws/3Uycq1MCommunity members were shaken up by the events that unfolded and frustrated by the way things ended. "That's bad to have that type of demeanor that you have to shoot someone because they have a weapon. They should have sent in a negotiator, someone to talk to him, someone to get him to calm down and climb off the ladder," said Iris Rosa Blanco, who lives in a nearby building."Because sometimes with mental health, if you don't have that support and nobody is talking to you to help you, guess what guys? It's bad."Four officers were also taken to the hospital.
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