Machete-wielding suspect injures 3 NYPD cops in unhinged attack

The unhinged suspect slashed a police sergeant across the side of the head with the machete

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A machete-wielding mad man attacked and injured three members of the NYPD in Brooklyn on Monday, according to Fox 5.

The attack occurred at around 3:30 p.m. when police responded to a report of a 40-year-old emotionally disturbed man inside an East Flatbush apartment on New York Avenue.

Police were speaking to family members of the man inside the home near Beverley Road when the suspect lunged at the officers.

A police officers NYPD badge

A police officer's NYPD badge. A machete-wielding mad man attacked and injured three members of the NYPD in Brooklyn on Monday. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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The unhinged suspect slashed a police sergeant across the side of the head with the weapon, the New York Post reports. 

Two additional cops were cut on the wrist and shoulder while they put the man under arrest, the publication reports. 

East Flatbush pinpointed on a map

East Flatbush is pinpointed on a map. (Google Maps)

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The three injured officers were taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition and the suspect was taken into custody.

It is unclear what charges have been filed. 

About an hour later, a fourth NYPD officer was injured in a separate attack by another bothered New Yorker, the New York Post reports.

The sun sets behind the New York skyline

The sun sets behind the New York skyline. A machete-wielding mad man attacked and injured three members of the NYPD in Brooklyn on Monday, according to Fox 5. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

That incident took place inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station at around 4:45 p.m. when police attempted to remove a disorderly man from the station after he became combative with a group of teenagers.

But the man became irate and punched a cop in the face before he was subsequently arrested with charges pending. 

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Authored by Michael Dorgan via FoxNews January 23rd 2024