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BWC: NYPD officers shoot former cop who threatened self, others with sharp broken toilet seat in hospital
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NEW YORK — The NYPD released body camera footage showing an officer-involved shooting of a former cop who brandished a sharp, broken piece of a toilet seat and threatened himself, officers and others in a hospital.
“Officers arrived at the scene and found the suspect, identified as Michael Lynch, blocking the door to a hospital room with two other people inside, brandishing a sharp object.
Officers continued to speak with Lynch for about four minutes, attempting to persuade him to drop the weapon, before deploying TASERs at him.
Officers deployed TASERs at Lynch before taking him into custody, allowing him to be treated by hospital staff.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the NYPD.