A automotive crash in Greenwich Village escalated right into a lethal gunfight with police Thursday night time, authorities mentioned.
Police mentioned the rain of bullets exploded on Bedford St. at Downing St. round 10:57 p.m. after cops responded to a automotive crash on the location.
In keeping with police, the automotive’s occupant waved a firearm and opened fireplace at police, lacking his goal and ignoring a command that he drop the weapon.
Police on the scene then fired again, hitting the gunman, who went into cardiac arrest, and was rushed to a close-by hospital, the place he died, cops mentioned.
There have been no accidents to officers on the scene, the place a gun was recovered.
