Police: Meat Cleaver-Wielding Man Shot After Stabbing Four Young Girls in NYC

Police: Meat Cleaver-Wielding Man Shot After Stabbing Four Young Girls in NYC


Police shot a meat cleaver-wielding man in New York City after he allegedly stabbed four young girls inside a residence on Sunday morning, Fox News reported. 

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) responded to a “heartbreaking” 911 call made by an 11-year-old who said that she and her siblings were stabbed by her uncle, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a press conference. The incident was reported in the Bensonhurt neighborhood in southern Brooklyn at around 10:30 a.m., according to the report.

“The 11-year-old 911 caller, who herself was a victim, hid in a room to call the police and a young, uninjured boy ran in to alert a neighbor,” Tisch said. 

Officers heard children screaming inside the residence when they arrived

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