The NYPD shot and killed an armed man after he barricaded himself in a downtown Manhattan apartment on Thursday.
A standoff between the unidentified man and police started before 12pm and lasted at least two hours.
Footage from the scene at Eldridge St posted on the Citizen app showed several NYPD officers with long guns surrounding a building.
Officers with riot shields were seen standing outside for hours as they waited for a peaceful resolution.
But shots rang after swat officers with long guns headed inside the apartment at about 2pm.
The NYPD shot and killed an armed man after he barricaded himself in a downtown Manhattan apartment on Thursday
Footage from the scene at Eldridge St posted on the Citizen app shows several NYPD officers with long guns surrounding a building
A man was taken out of the building by paramedics after a swat team went in
Witnesses said they saw a swat team head inside the building just minutes before they heard at least six shots.
Paramedics then went into the building and brought someone out to an ambulance.
The man reportedly man fired at police, striking a ballistic shield protecting one of the officers.
That’s when another one of the officers reportedly returned fire.
The gunman was take to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition and was later declared dead.
Police had been trying to question him about an unsolved shooting when they tracked him down to the apartment.
The NYPD told DailyMail.com there was an officer-involved shooting
Police were seen waiting outside the building for hours
He barricaded himself in a bathroom with a gun when police tried to talk to him.
ABC reports officers sent in a drone, which the man attacked with a broomstick.
The NYPD told DailyMail.com there was an officer-involved shooting, but could not provide additional details at the time.
Police posted on X: ‘Due to a police investigation, please avoid the area of Eldridge St. between Rivington St. and Stanton St.’
University Settlement, which provides education and social services, said one of its buildings at 184 Eldridge St has to be entered from the south due to the police activity.
Witnesses reported hearing at least six shots
Police have asked the public to avoid the area between Rivington and Stanton St
Police had been trying to question the man about an unsolved shooting