Four young girls were slashed with a meat cleaver in Brooklyn on Sunday morning when a relative went on a rampage. The man was shot by NYPD officers, officials said.
Man Attacking Girls with Meat Cleaver Shot by NYPD Officers
“Two officers discharged their firearms, firing seven total rounds between them, striking the subject, ending the threat,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Official NYPD photo of meat cleaver used to slash four girls, police say. The suspect was shot and wounded by officers, ending the attack.
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Police rushed to the home around 10:15 a.m. after one of the victims — a wounded 11-year-old girl — locked herself in a room and called 911, telling the dispatcher that her uncle had stabbed her and her siblings, the New York Post reports.
“At that point [the cops] heard screams coming from behind the door to their left and immediately began forcing their way into the apartment, kicking down the door,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters at a briefing at the scene.
“Once they entered, they encountered a man standing near the entrance holding a large meat cleaver covered with blood, and they could see blood on the floor of the home,” Tisch said. “The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon several times. He refused and advanced towards them.
“Two officers discharged their firearms, firing seven total rounds between them, striking the subject, ending the threat,” she said.
Tisch said the four girls, ages 16, 13, 11 and 8, all suffered “serious slash and stab wounds” and were rushed to the hospital. They are all expected to survive.
The suspect, identified as Lun Chang Chen, 49, was also rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition, police said.
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