Police fatally shoot man wielding butcher's knife in Lower Manhattan after slashing calls.

NYPD officers fatally shot a 54-year-old man in Lower Manhattan on August 16, 2026, after he allegedly advanced on them with a butcher's knife while they were responding to 911 calls about a slashing. The suspect's 75-year-old father sustained a laceration to the head. An investigation by the department's Force Investigation Division is underway, highlighting the dangers faced by officers responding to violent domestic calls.