NYPD releases bodycam footage of police shooting at Brooklyn subway platform
The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from a weekend shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an apparent fare-beater who they have said charged at officers with a knife.
The NYPD on Friday released body-worn camera footage from a weekend shooting at a Brooklyn subway station that started as a confrontation between police and an apparent fare-beater who they have said charged at officers with a knife.
Two police officers opened fire Sunday afternoon at a Brownsville stop after the man accused of skipping the station turnstile allegedly went after the cops with a knife. He was hit several times, as were two bystanders, a 49-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman.
The 49-year-old man, identified as Gregory Delpeche, was hit in the head as he was on his way into work at Woodhull Hospital. He was taken to the hospital and was in critical condition. Doctors had to open up his skull to reduce brain swelling, though was making improvements, according to his family and their attorney.
The 26-year-old woman suffered a graze wound. One of the officers was also shot, in the armpit. The woman, the officer and the suspect were all expected to survive.
The suspected knife-wielding farebeater, 37-year-old Derrell Mickles, faced a judge virtually from his hospital bed Friday. He pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted aggravated assault on a police officer, menacing an officer, weapons possession and evading his subway fare. The judge set his bail at $200,000.
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