New York police have defended their actions after a bystander was shot in the head as two officers tackled a fare-evader armed with a knife in a busy subway station.

The man was in critical condition after the shooting at Sutter Avenue L station in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon. Three others, including the suspect, were wounded.

  • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I think “Police shot innocent bystander in the head by accident” accurately captures the situation. The police were the ones who did it, but they didn’t do it on purpose.

    • Noxy@yiffit.net
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      3 months ago

      “accident” is a bad descriptor for something that keeps happening constantly and for which those responsible violently oppose accountability