Man armed with gun dies after being shot by police on Upper East Side
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man armed with a gun has died after being shot by police on the Upper East Side on Thursday.
The incident spanned multiple locations, beginning around 7 p.m. at 1590 Madison Ave., where a 20-year-old male suspect was seen on an elevator inside the residential building.
NYPD officials say he began speaking to a man in the elevator, pulled out a firearm and pointed it at the man until the elevator got to the first floor and both men exited.
Police say the suspect then entered a deli at 1600 Madison Ave., pointed a gun at a worker behind the counter, and told the worker to call 911 while threatening to shoot up a hospital.
He then stole the deli worker's phone and fled from the scene.
Minutes later, police say the suspect entered Mount Sinai Hospital, then exited and placed his firearm on the ground next to a tree.
They say he then reentered the hospital, where he encountered an off-duty NYPD officer working security detail.
As the officer attempted to escort the suspect out of the hospital, a brief struggle ensued.
The suspect then retrieved the gun next to the tree while the officer called for back up and followed the suspect fleeing southbound on Madison Avenue.
Members of the 19th precinct encountered the suspect between East 95th and 96th streets, where he fired his gun at the officers, with multiple civilians in the line of fire as they exited an MTA bus.
Officials say the officers returned fire striking the suspect.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Police say they recovered a gun.
The investigation is ongoing.
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