NEW YORK — New York City police officers shot and killed a man in East Harlem after getting multiple 911 calls from people concerned about a man with a gun in the neighborhood, police said.
ShotSpotter activations and the calls prompted a large police presence along Third Avenue by East 103rd Street overnight, police said.
Officers ordered man to drop gun “numerous” times, chief says
Officers said they found a 62-year-old man with a gun in his hand near the George Washington Houses at 1875 Third Ave. just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
The officers ordered him to drop the gun multiple times, but he did not, according to NYPD. Two officers then opened fire and shot him, police said…