"In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 6, 2025, six officers from the New York City Police Department responded to a 911 call in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. The call was from a woman who said a 28-year-old man she knew was harassing her at her door; she stated that she was in the process of seeking an order of protection. The officers located the suspect leaving the building and pursued him southbound on East 86th Street, eventually encountering him on Coventry Road."
"The suspect was holding a firearm; after repeated orders to drop the weapon went unheeded, the officers shot him once in the chest. He was transported by patrol car to Kings County Hospital, where he later died. Law enforcement is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. Responsible for preventing crime and arresting suspects, police officers are regularly put in potentially volatile and dangerous situations."
Police officers are authorized to use deadly force when officers or members of the public face imminent danger. Since the beginning of 2020, more than 6,000 people in the United States have been killed by law enforcement, with a nationwide average of approximately 1.8 police killings per 100,000 people over five years and higher rates in some regions. Law enforcement is a high-risk profession: 1,023 officers were killed on duty in the last decade and more than 79,000 were assaulted in 2023. Officers often must make split-second judgments based on limited information while carrying firearms.
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