NYPD: Knife Wielding Man Killed by Cop

(18 May 2016) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4036110 A man became belligerent as he tried to buy beer at a grocery store Wednesday morning, pulled out an 8-inch knife that he refused to drop and was shot to death by police on a busy tourist-filled Manhattan street, police officials said. A bystander, a woman, suffered a graze wound in her arm. An officer also was injured, and both were taken to a hospital. New York City Police Department Chief James O'Neill said the 46-year-old man became "aggressive and belligerent" inside a Food Emporium at about 8:20 a.m., swearing at people in the store while he tried to buy beer and fighting with the cashier. An officer on foot patrol responded, brought the man outside and they fought on the street, tumbling to the ground just a few hundred feet from Broadway theaters showing "Wicked" and "The Book of Mormon." The man got up and pulled out the knife as other officers arrived, O'Neill said. "The officers ordered the suspect to drop the knife, and he continued to approach them with a knife in his hand," O'Neill said. A sergeant and the officer who initially responded fired a total of nine shots, police said. The man's name wasn't immediately released, and it wasn't clear whether he had a history of mental illness or a criminal record. O'Neill said the investigation was continuing. Police were looking at surveillance video and were interviewing witnesses. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...