Man with meat cleaver attacks police officer, gets shot in Manhattan

NEW YORK: Police chased a man wielding a meat cleaver through midtown Manhattan on Thursday, then shot him on a crowded street after he hacked the face of an off-duty

NEW YORK: Police chased a man wielding a meat cleaver through midtown Manhattan on Thursday, then shot him on a crowded street after he hacked the face of an off-duty police detective who tried to tackle him, authorities said. The man with the knife was shot at least twice and was hospitalised in critical but stable condition, police said.

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The detective, who had been heading home in street clothes when he intervened in the chase, was being treated at the hospital for a six-inch gash from his temple to his jaw. “I want to commend them on their bravery,” Police Commissioner William Bratton said of the officers involved. Police fired 18 shots at the man, but Bratton, who is retiring Friday, said he believed officers acted appropriately.