18 arrested, charged after protesters clash with officers over Sunday's police shooting in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- Protesters clashed with police Tuesday night in response to this past weekend's police shooting in Brooklyn.
The NYPD says 18 people were taken into custody during the protest. 17 of those people were summonsed for disorderly conduct, and another person received a desk appearance ticket for possession of a controlled substance.
Derell Mickles, the man who was shot by police, remains in critical condition.
He has been charged with attempted assault in the first degree, theft of service, menacing in the second degree and criminal possession in the fourth degree, according to police.
Officers say he didn't pay the fare, and when they confronted him, he lunged at them with a knife. That's when they shot him.
Two other people, and a police officer were also injured in the shooting.
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