A man attacked 4 NYC police officers today with a hatchet while they were standing on the street. One officer is in critical but stable condition after being hit in the back of the head with the axe. The man was shot dead by police.
Here is a full report on this from Fox News:
I know they say that police aren’t releasing his name yet, but according to a Breaking News site on Twitter and Vocativ he’s a 32 year old Muslim named Zale Thompson:
QUEENS: Zale Thompson, 32 y/o Muslim man identified as suspect in today's ax attack on NYPD. MOMENT OF ATTACK PHOTO – pic.twitter.com/FNShcn26m0
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) October 24, 2014
Here’s a photo from his Facebook page:
FB photo of Zale Thompson has Images of what appears to be a Muslim warrior and prayers http://t.co/ZCbVULfAfM pic.twitter.com/DGXdAI22y8
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 24, 2014