NYPD opens fire on crazed man near Times Square, hits bystanders instead (VIDEO)
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 09/15/2013 07:24 AM
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A deranged man acting wildly near Times Square in NYC was confronted by NYPD officers, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out what officers thought was a gun (turned out to be his hand).
As officers tried to corral the hulking wacko, he suddenly “reached into his pocket, took out his hand, and simulated as if he was shooting at them,” Kelly said.
One officer fired a single shot at the man but missed. The second officer squeezed off two rounds that also went wayward, Kelly said.
A 54-year-old woman who uses a walker was struck in the lower right leg and a 35-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the buttocks, both were transported to area hospitals.
Witness Mike Favilla told The News cops opened fire after the man put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a MetroCard and pointed it at the officers like it was gun.
“He aimed it at the cop,” said Favilla, 33, of Elmhurst, Queens. “He was pretending like he had a gun.”
Favilla said the man appeared unhinged. “He definitely looked like he was high on something or was mentally off. He couldn’t walk in a straight line. He was limping and jerking his legs around.”
A grainy video posted on YouTube shows two officers pointing their guns at the man as he weaves in and out of traffic. Then three shots are heard, and people on the crowded sidewalk start running for cover.
“Don’t shoot him no more!” a witness screamed.
“The only thing the individual had on his person was a wallet which was recovered from his right rear pocket,” Kelly said.
The man, who was not identified, was arrested. He was unarmed when he was taken into custody.
As officers tried to corral the hulking wacko, he suddenly “reached into his pocket, took out his hand, and simulated as if he was shooting at them,” Kelly said.
One officer fired a single shot at the man but missed. The second officer squeezed off two rounds that also went wayward, Kelly said.
A 54-year-old woman who uses a walker was struck in the lower right leg and a 35-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the buttocks, both were transported to area hospitals.
Witness Mike Favilla told The News cops opened fire after the man put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a MetroCard and pointed it at the officers like it was gun.
“He aimed it at the cop,” said Favilla, 33, of Elmhurst, Queens. “He was pretending like he had a gun.”
Favilla said the man appeared unhinged. “He definitely looked like he was high on something or was mentally off. He couldn’t walk in a straight line. He was limping and jerking his legs around.”
A grainy video posted on YouTube shows two officers pointing their guns at the man as he weaves in and out of traffic. Then three shots are heard, and people on the crowded sidewalk start running for cover.
“Don’t shoot him no more!” a witness screamed.
“The only thing the individual had on his person was a wallet which was recovered from his right rear pocket,” Kelly said.
The man, who was not identified, was arrested. He was unarmed when he was taken into custody.
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