A suspect of foreign origin was shot by police after he slashed four children inside a home in a New York City, authorities say.
The horrifying attack unfolded on Sunday morning in Brooklyn.
A 911 call made by a child at around 10 a.m. prompted a swift response from NYPD officers who broke into a residence in Bensonhurst.
The caller, an 11-year-old girl, said “she and her siblings had been stabbed by her uncle,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch explained during a press conference.
“At that point [officers] heard screams coming from behind the door to their left and immediately began forcing their way into the apartment, kicking down the door.”
HORROR: Attacker relative dead after 4 girls, ages 8, 11, 13 & 16, hacked with MEAT CLEAVER in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/34xp4KtzKP
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Officers encountered a man holding a meat cleaver and observed blood on the walls and floor of a hallway where they entered.
Despite multiple orders to drop the weapon, the suspect advanced on officers, prompting them to shoot him and neutralize the threat.
Four victims with serious injuries were found inside the apartment.
They were identified as females ranging in age from 8 to 16 years old.
All four victims were rushed to hospital in critical condition but are expected to survive, Tisch said.
The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Lun Chang Chen, was also hospitalized in critical condition and his current status is unclear.
Images circulating online show the victims and suspect being treated at the scene.
BREAKING — Maniac with meat cleaver attacks several kids in horrifying, bloody scene on NYC street – before he’s shot by NYPD cops: police pic.twitter.com/AfRhUYHaLo
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Family members reportedly say the suspect had “history of mental illness,” but the motive for the attack remains unclear.
An investigation is ongoing.
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