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It was during the morning rush on 34th Street near 5th Avenue - in other words there were probably between 10 and 15 thousand people running around well within range of a service Glock.
He was on the run, was already firing, he had his pick of potential hostages and the police needed to put him down quickly.

There are very few people alive on earth who could have avoided inflicting collateral injuries in that situation.

What utter garbage.

You know that old nut cops love to drag out when they DON'T protect someone? That they have NO obligation to protect ANYONE?

Likewise, they have NO authority to shoot when they could endanger innocent bystanders. Not to mention that their guns have SIGHTS. And they supposedly have TRAINING. That goes with the BADGE that lets THEM have guns while OTHER people DON'T.

These cops screwed the pooch so bad, THEY should be personally responsible for millions in damages. As it is, NYC will have to pay.

Your value system is ass-backwards.

Go wipe the boot polish off your tongue.

You can make all the personal comments you like, but there are facts you can't wish away.

The first is that the police can't just allow an armed murderer who is firing shots at them to continue uninterrupted. While I realize that you despise police officers with a pure and righteous hatred, they still have a personal right to self-defense.

The second fact is that the laws of physics make it difficult for 99.999% of human beings in the described situation to use a firearm in that situation and have 100% accuracy.

You appear not to realize that over a million people make their way through midtown Manhattan at that hour.

Update: looks like two cops involved used their weapons and they fired a combined 16 rounds, seven of which hit the murderer. Nine passersby were injured, six of them were grazed by ricocheting bullet fragments and did not require medical attention. Three did require medical attention, with one requiring an overnight stay.