(WPIX) A man wielding a meat cleaver was shot by police after attacking two officers, injuring them in busy Herald Square Thursday during rush hour, police sources said.
The attack happened just before 5 p.m. in the area of West 32nd Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in midtown.
Police say the officers encountered the man who was holding a meat cleaver, which he allegedly used to harm the officers, and fired several rounds, striking the suspect.
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