New York City police shoot knife-wielding man near Times Square

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New York City police shoot knife-wielding man near Times Square

Slow-speed pursuit starts in landmark area and ends blocks away with NYPD shooting man in front of shocked touristsPolice shot and killed a man they say lunged at them with a knife in a confrontation that began in Times Square and drew officers and spectators on a chase that ended with shots fired near one of New York’s most heavily touristed areas. The encounter played out Saturday around 3pm, when officers approached a 51-year-old man they say appeared to be smoking marijuana near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, in the heart of Times Square.