Overview
- Police say a Bureau of Special Operations team encountered a man who matched 911 descriptions late Monday and that he lunged at a patrol car with a large knife, shattered a window, and was then shot in the face by officers.
- The man was identified as 27-year-old Adrian Thompson, who lives with his parents in Westbury and was previously a medical student at Columbia University.
- Officers recovered what they described as an approximately 13-inch knife and displayed photos at a news briefing while the commissioner said the use of force was a split-second response to an immediate threat.
- Thompson was taken to Nassau University Medical Center and is recovering from the facial gunshot wound; he faces two counts of menacing and police said they are consulting the district attorney about possible additional charges.
- Residents reported a possible bullet strike at a Talbot Drive home and authorities have not yet confirmed the damage was linked to the shooting, with ballistics and the scene under active review and investigators noting Thompson’s earlier April contact with police over mental-health concerns.