New Yorkers took to the streets in protest this week as the NYPD released body camera footage of a police shooting involving a subway fare-evader armed with a knife that drew heavy public criticism.
Four people were shot in the Sunday incident that started when a man jumped the subway turnstile – evading the $2.90 fare – in front of two transit patrol officers standing guard of the Brooklyn subway entry point.
Police say the two officers chased Derrell Mickles, 37, onto the subway platform, where they then confronted the knife-wielding man and repeatedly ordered him to drop his knife before the interaction escalated when Mickles refused to comply…