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Borkot Ullah

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : Asian

Date : 07/08/2021

Location : 520 Wilson Avenue

City : Brooklyn

County : New York City

State : New York

Agency : City of New York Police Department (NYPD)

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On July 8, 2021, at around 10:30 p.m., officers from the City of New York Police Department responded to reports of gunshots near Halsey Street and Wilson Avenue in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. Upon arrival, the officers approached a group of people outside a liquor store and discovered three individuals with gunshot wounds.
The officers were informed that an armed man had fled on foot, heading westbound on Wilson Avenue. They pursued him and activated their body-worn cameras. The officers proceeded halfway down the block and located a man crouched on the sidewalk, holding a firearm in his left hand.
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The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon. When he allegedly failed to comply and raised the firearm toward the officers, they opened fire, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/nyregion/nypd-brooklyn-shooting-death.html
• https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-officer-shoots-man-brooklyn-20210709-2pldvw5pyfezjj7loq6wbgjmde-story.html
• https://www.wabc.com/news/nypd-officers-involved-in-deadly-shooting-in-bushwick-brooklyn
• https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2021/07/12/exclusive-new-video-from-crash-shows-police-chase-led-to-death-of-delivery-cyclist-borkot-ullah