A 35-year-old man was shot dead Sunday morning after slashing a female NYPD’s officer with knife and, later, allegedly lunging toward a group of officers gathered outside a housing project.

The New York Post reported that the chain of events began a 5:28 a.m., when the suspect attempted to enter the front of police precinct building but could not. He then went to the rear of the building, where he was turned away by a female officer and afterward lunged with a large knife and slashed a female officer’s face.

ABC 7 New York quoted NYPD Chief of Patrol Phillip Rivera, saying, He slashed her in the face, but then she was able to fight him off. He then ran out of the back of the precinct, and an officer deployed a taser in attempt to subdue the individual, but was not effective in su

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