Police shoot NYC hammer attack suspect

A man suspected of attacking four
strangers in Manhattan within hours
on Monday has been shot by police.
New York Police Commissioner Bill
Bratton says the man, David Baril swung a
hammer at an officer near Madison
Square Garden and was shot twice by the
officer's colleague.
He remains in a critical condition in
hospital.
Mr Baril is accused of wounding three
women and one man with a hammer in
four separate ambushes on Monday.
Commissioner Bratton said that a police
video camera had captured the latest
attack, against the officer, on Wednesday.
It shows Mr Baril removing a hammer
from his bag and swinging it claw end first
towards a female officer.
He was then shot twice by the officer's
partner.
Police say the black and silver hammer
recovered at the scene matches the
description of the one used against four
others on Monday.
a 34-year-old woman was struck in a
Manhattan park
a 28-year-old woman in Union Square
hit in the head
a 33-year-old struck from behind
a 20-year-old in a different part of the
city
Anthony O'Grady, 26, who witnessed the
police shooting, says that there was a
chase before the suspect turned around
and was shot.

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