NYPD officers shoot man threatening mother with knife inside Bronx apartment
PELHAM BAY, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 34-year-old man holding a knife to his mother's neck was shot by police responding to his apartment in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx.
A security guard heard screaming from the Mulford Avenue apartment and called police at around 11:20 p.m. Thursday.
When two members of the NYPD arrived, a family member let them into the apartment where they encountered the suspect holding his 61-year-old mother at knifepoint.
Police say their officers tried to deescalate the situation for nearly 2 and a half minutes as he made threats to kill his mother moving the knife near her neck.
That is when police said they opened fire and discharged one round, freeing the woman.
The man was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in critical condition. His mother was not physically hurt and is listed as stable.
Police say the entire incident was caught on officers' body-worn cameras and they recovered a knife at the scene.
The officers involved were also checked out.
NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera said the officers "ultimately saved a woman's life" when confronted with "a dangerous and difficult situation."
The suspect's previous history is still under investigation at this time.
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