An NYPD officer shot a knife-wielding man Saturday night in the vicinity of a Whole Foods in Harlem, police said. The man is in stable condition at a local hospital, police said. The officer was uninjured.
Police said a man with a knife lunged at the officer at just before 8:30 p.m. at the Whole Foods. The officer displayed his weapon and then fired two rounds, shooting the man once. According to CBS New York, the man was a shoplifter. Police said the suspect was on parole and has an “extensive history.”
The knife has been recovered.
Another person at the scene was transported to a local hospital after a medical episode.
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