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Police shot and killed a 54-year-old woman in Queens on Monday night after calling 911 to report a burglary at her home and then rushed to the police with a knife, security officials said.
The woman, whose name was not revealed Monday night, called 911 at 17:26. and reported that an intruder was in his duplex with a knife or razor, the police said.
When the officers arrived six minutes later at 52-14 69th Street in Maspeth, the woman met them outside, identified herself as her interlocutor and took them to a small house. Living space that she shared with a man, detective police chief, Dermot F. Shea, said at a press conference Monday evening.
While police were searching her second floor apartment, she pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and rushed onto them, police said.
One of the police fired three shots, fatally striking the woman in his chest, said Chief Shea.
After the woman was hit, the police tried to save her but did not succeed, he said.
The knife was found on the scene, said Chief Shea, and the shots – which occurred less than a minute after the police entered the house – were recorded on the camera of an officer's body .
"It seems at this time that the 911 caller and the woman are the same," Chief Shea said. "His motivation is unknown."
It was not the first time the police visited the house. Neighbors said that a police car and an ambulance were there about a week ago, and Chief Shea added that "there have been calls to this place" for reasons " of varied nature ".
Homes and two- and three-storey buildings lined the block of 69th Street where the woman lived and died, and dozens of police gathered Monday, some in official vehicles with flashing red and blue lights.
Kevin Tang, who lives next door, described the woman who was killed as "paranoid".
Police officials did not release the names of officers who responded to the 911 call. Chief Shea said he received "thorough training", but did not give details . He said the police were investigating why the woman was at home while the police were doing their research. When asked if it was a protocol, he said, "You really take every job alone."
The episode was the third fatal shot by police in New York this year, following the deaths of Michael Hansford in January and Saheed Vassell in April.
Mr. Hansford, 52, was shot by the police while pursuing his owner with a knife in the Bronx. And Mr. Vassell, 34, was shot by officers in Brooklyn who mistook a pipe he pointed to for a firearm.
The police department said the two shootings were justified, but the prosecutor is investigating the death of Vassell, who was suffering from bipolar disorder.
After the death of Mr. Hansford, the police broadcast the video of the officers' cameras in which he could be heard shouting "Shoot me!" On the officers before being shot down as he was heading for his owner.
Police shootings are unusual in New York, but in recent years, a significant percentage of those affected had had mental health problems. In the face of criticism that the police department has not done enough to prevent the killing of the mentally ill by the police, the department has increased training for officers on how to handle meetings with people in crisis.
Jack Begg contributed to the research.
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