Man Shot After Striking Off-Duty New York Detective With Meat Cleaver, Authorities Say - The New York Times
Christopher Mele, Al Baker and Emily Palmer
A man wielding an meat cleaver near Pennsylvania Station and resisting police officers’ efforts to catch him on Thursday slashed an detective in the head before being shot by the police, the authorities said, in an episode that sent commuters and tourists fleeing during the evening rush.
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