Four people were wounded at a Brooklyn subway station Sunday when police officers shot a man threatening them with a knife, and inadvertently sprayed bullets that hit passengers, authorities said.

The people struck by gunfire included two innocent bystanders, one of the officers and the man with the blade, who the police initially confronted because he hadn’t paid his fare, officials said.

One of the passengers, a 49-year-old man, was hospitalized in critical condition after a bullet passed into an adjoining subway car and struck his head.

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    3 months ago

    Jfc. The guy doesn’t pay his fare so cops let loose with their service weapons, spraying people with bullets.

    As always, ACAB.

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      3 months ago

      Most normal police shooting this week.

      This is literally why they exist. They’re the enforcement arm of Capital.

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      3 months ago

      If I would be a complete psychopath, who wants nothing more than hurting and killing people, AND get away with it, I would join the police.

      And looking at the frequency of how often shit like this happens, I’m probably not the first one with this idea.