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| Wild Gunfire Involving Police Leaves Two Dead in the East Village | Wild Gunfire Involving Police Leaves Two Dead in the East Village |
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| Two men were killed early Thursday morning after a shooting involving police officers broke out near Tompkins Square Park in the East Village just as the neighborhood’s bustling bar scene was winding down, the police said. | Two men were killed early Thursday morning after a shooting involving police officers broke out near Tompkins Square Park in the East Village just as the neighborhood’s bustling bar scene was winding down, the police said. |
| One man shot and killed someone he was arguing with near the southwest corner of the park, the police said. That gunman was in turn shot and killed by officers who had responded to the gunfire, said Terence A. Monahan, the chief of department. | One man shot and killed someone he was arguing with near the southwest corner of the park, the police said. That gunman was in turn shot and killed by officers who had responded to the gunfire, said Terence A. Monahan, the chief of department. |
| The names of the men have not been released by officials. | The names of the men have not been released by officials. |
| The mayhem started around 3:30 a.m. when officers patrolling the area heard gunfire, Chief Monahan said. | The mayhem started around 3:30 a.m. when officers patrolling the area heard gunfire, Chief Monahan said. |
| The officers rushed to Avenue A and East 7th Street, where they saw one man shooting at another, Chief Monahan said. The two men had been involved in a dispute at a nearby hookah bar, he said. | The officers rushed to Avenue A and East 7th Street, where they saw one man shooting at another, Chief Monahan said. The two men had been involved in a dispute at a nearby hookah bar, he said. |
| The officers yelled at the suspect to get on the ground and shot him when he did not follow their directions, the chief said at a news conference on Thursday. “He refused. He kept on walking,” Chief Monahan said. The scene was captured by a body-camera one of the officers was wearing. | |
| Police fired three shots, Chief Monahan said. | Police fired three shots, Chief Monahan said. |
| The second man was not shot by the officers, but appeared to have been hit by the first man, the chief said. | The second man was not shot by the officers, but appeared to have been hit by the first man, the chief said. |
| The man the police shot was on parole for a prior shooting for which he had served eight years in prison, Chief Monahan said. Two small, five-shot, 22-caliber handguns were recovered from the dead men, he said. | The man the police shot was on parole for a prior shooting for which he had served eight years in prison, Chief Monahan said. Two small, five-shot, 22-caliber handguns were recovered from the dead men, he said. |