NYPD officers shot a man in Brooklyn after responding to a domestic violence where a number of children suffered stab wounds, cop sources said.
The shooting happened about 10:00 a.m. at 84th St. near 17th Ave. in Bensonhurst.
Officers opened fire on a suspect wielding either a kitchen knife or a cleaver, critically wounding him, sources said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many children, who are believed to be ages 8 to 16, were hurt. All were taken to Maimonides Medical Center, sources said.
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