Officials: Police shoot suspect with knife in Harlem Whole Foods

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a police officer shot a suspect with a knife inside Whole Foods in Harlem.[br /][br /]Officials say the uniformed officer was lunged at by the knife-wielding man on 125th Street and Lenox Avenue just before 8:30 Saturday night. A police officer then shot the suspect one time in the shoulder.[br /][Ads /][br /][img SRC="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/wabc/images/cms/032418-wholefoodsknife2.jpg[br /]" ALIGN="" /][br /]"After several commands to drop the knife, one officer discharged two rounds, striking the suspect," said NYPD Assistant Chief Kathleen O'Reilly.[br /][br /]The officer is okay, and the 28-year-old suspect is expected to survive.[br /][br /]"I saw people running - I ran out, too - I wasn't risking it," said Whole Foods employee Malik Wright.[br /][br /]One shopper said people were running from the escalator screaming.[br /][Ads /][br /]"They say he tried to swing a razor, something metal, and they shot him in his chest," said the suspect's friend, Papito Abreu.[br /][br /]A person inside Whole Foods also suffered a medical episode and was taken away by ambulance.[br /][br /]The store was shut down due to the crime scene investigation inside.[br /][br /]Officers say the suspect was out on parole, and has a history of petit larceny.[br /][br /]----------[br /]* [b][url HREF="http://abc7ny.com/manhattan/" TARGET="" REL=""]More Manhattan news[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="http://7ny.tv/submitnewstip" TARGET="" REL=""]Send us a news tip[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="http://abc7ny.com/apps/" TARGET="" REL=""]Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts[/url][/b]