Police Shoot And Kill Knife-Wielding Suspect On East 26th Street

UPDATE 10/4, 8am: Police have identified the man as 28-year-old Denis Volchkin, and say the shooting occurred after officers responded to two domestic incidents involving Volchkin and his mother.

The NYPD reports they initially responded to a dispute between him and his mother at their home on E 26th St at about 5:30pm Friday, in which Volchkin allegedly choked his mother and fled.

At just after 7pm, police say the mother called 911 to report he had returned armed with several knives, and when the same two officers who responded earlier arrived, the mother led them to the back of the home to its rear entrance. Once inside, cops say they found Volchkin in the living room with the knives, and that once he saw the officers, he advanced toward them brandishing knives.

“The officers backed away from the suspect while giving verbal commands to drop the knife,” the NYPD said in a release to the press. “The suspect did not comply with police commands and lunged at the officers.”

According to the NYPD, one of the officers then fired on Volchkin, striking him in the chest. EMS responded and transported him to Coney Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The two officers were transported to Lutheran Hospital for Tinnitus.

TMZ reports that back in May, Volchkin allegedly came at “Keeping up with the Kardashians” regular Jonathan Cheban with a knife in a sushi place in Brooklyn, before Cheban’ bodyguard punched him.

EARLIER: A man who allegedly lunged at police with a knife is dead after being shot by cops this evening.

A spokesman for the NYPD tells us that the as-yet unidentified man allegedly came at police wielding a knife at about 7:40pm on Friday. Police fired, and the suspect has been pronounced dead. No further details are available from police at the moment.

Neighbors report the incident occurred on East 26th Street between Avenues X and Y, and that the entire block remains closed off, with helicopters circling.

Initial reports from witnesses in the area are that police may have been responding to a domestic dispute, but police could not confirm that.

According to NBC New York, police responded to a dispute between a mother and son at an apartment on this block at 11am today, but the son ran off, only to return this evening, with a knife.

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