Incident

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12-29-2020 New York Brooklyn 0-1

Location

December 29, 2020

Incident Address

Brooklyn, New York

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Samuel Lazaro
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Domestic Violence

Notes

NYPD fatally shot man with machete who had attacked woman in domestic incident; suspect shot in chest, died at hospital

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-police-shooting-brooklyn-20201230-6m5ax4h76fhipkvipmvuq3ufjy-story.html

URL: https://nypost.com/2020/12/29/cops-shoot-machete-wielding-man-in-nyc/

District

Congressional District: 9
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 55