NYPD Light Up A Man Up In A Tree With A Gun In Crown Heights

Ten New York police officers opened fire on a male who they say was armed with a gun and wouldn’t drop it in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The male died at the scene, according to an NYPD commander who gave a press conference. The large volley of gunfire was captured on a citizen video.

NYPD Brooklyn North shared a photo of a gun in the grass and wrote on Twitter, “EMERGENCY at the C/O Bergen Street and Rochester Ave. Ongoing investigation. There was a shooting at the location then police responded and discharged their weapons, striking the armed perpetrator. Police have recovered the perp’s firearm.”