NYPD Officers Shoot And Kill 78-Year-Old Resident While Responding To Burglary Call

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: New York City police gather at the scene of a shooting of a 78-year-old man by police on April 13, 2023 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Two officers, who were responding to reports of a possible burglary, say they drew their weapons and opened fire on the man after he answered the door holding a gun before pointing it at them, according to published reports. The officers, who rendered aid to the man at the scene but who later succumbed to his injuries, say the man is not a robbery suspect but rather lived in the apartment, according to the reports. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)