What we know so far
Knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon AP News N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man With Knife on Brooklyn Bridge The New York Times New York City police fatally shoot man who climbed up Brooklyn Bridge cables The Guardian NYPD shoots and kills knife-wielding man climbing cables on Brooklyn Bridge NBC New York ’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables Gothamist Knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon AP News N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man With Knife on Brooklyn Bridge The New York Times New York City police fatally shoot man who climbed up Brooklyn Bridge cables The Guardian NYPD shoots and kills knife-wielding man climbing cables on Brooklyn Bridge NBC New York ’I want to die': NYPD says it shot, killed knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables Gothamist
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