Police shoot and kill armed suspect in Manhattan: NYPD
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) — Police officers shot and killed an armed suspect during a violent struggle in a Manhattan store Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident happened in MaximEyes Optical at 202 West 24th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Chelsea at around 2:45 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Members of a joint NYPD and Federal Homeland Security Task Force were looking for the suspect for allegedly attacking a man with a glass jar in Manhattan earlier this month, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
Cops saw the man outside the store before the suspect ran inside to evade police. The officers then tried to arrest him when he allegedly pulled a gun during a brawl with cops, Kenny said.
“I just heard shots and the guy was on the floor fighting with the police,” a witness told PIX11 News.
Officers shot the suspect three times in the body, Kenny said. He was rushed to the hospital but could not be saved. One of the cops suffered a gash on the head during the struggle with the suspect, according to Kenny.
The suspect’s name is Devon Allen, 25, according to police sources.
Allen’s .40 caliber firearm was recovered at the scene, authorities said. A 26-year-old man who was with the suspect was taken into custody at the scene.
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