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Skip to content Sections SEARCH New York SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Friday, April 14, 2023 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK New York|Police Officers Answering a Burglary Call Kill 78-Year-Old Resident https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/nyregion/nypd-officer-shooting-burglary.html * Give this article * * Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story POLICE OFFICERS ANSWERING A BURGLARY CALL KILL 78-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT His nephew reported that someone was trying to break in to the apartment. When officers arrived, the man pulled a gun on them, authorities said. * Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Give this article * * * Read in app Officers climbed a flight of stairs and walked into a narrow hall where they encountered the man, authorities said. Credit...Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times By Chelsia Rose Marcius April 13, 2023 A 78-year-old Brooklyn man was shot and killed by police officers who responded to a call about a possible burglary at his apartment, New York Police Department officials said on Thursday. The man, whose name had not been released Thursday evening, had pointed a gun at two officers, Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, told reporters. They shot him several times inside his building in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chief Maddrey said. The encounter on Thursday, which took less than two minutes from the time the officers arrived, occurred after the man’s nephew called 911 and said he believed a person was breaking into his uncle’s home, Chief Maddrey said. When the officers, in uniform, arrived at the building on Lewis Avenue near Hancock Street, they climbed one flight of stairs and walked into a narrow hallway, their body camera footage showed, Chief Maddrey said. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The officers knocked, the man partially opened the door, turned his body to the side, and began to raise his left arm. That’s when the officers saw a gun in the man’s hand, Chief Maddrey said. “They started yelling ‘No!’ They start retreating,” he said. The man “raises the firearm up and actually steps out of the apartment with the firearm pointed at the officers.” * Dig deeper into the moment. Special offer: Subscribe for $1 a week for the first year. The officers unholstered their guns and shot. The man was hit several times in the body, Chief Maddrey said. Police departments in America have come under increased scrutiny over excessive use of force, and officers are almost never charged in shooting deaths. In New York, fatal shootings involving the police are rare compared with the total number of gun deaths. Last year, 13 people died by police gunfire, according to Mapping Police Violence, a national database that tracks official use of force. In 2021, seven people were shot and killed by Police Department officers. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Most of those who were killed in 2021 and 2022 shot at officers first, according to Police Department reports. In Thursday’s incident, Chief Maddrey said that camera footage shows that “he clearly charged at the officers with his gun. We don’t know why, though.” The officers, with no place to retreat, fell backward in the tight hallway, Chief Maddrey said. They performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until emergency service workers arrived, but the man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officials said he had “no prior interactions” with the police. The officers were treated for tinnitus and injuries from their fall. A gun was recovered at the scene, Chief Maddrey said. It does not appear that there was a burglary at the apartment, but the incident was still under investigation, he said. “This is a tragic situation,” Chief Maddrey said. Advertisement Continue reading the main story Tell us about yourself. Take our survey. Take our survey. Take our survey. SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2023 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions