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Posted on 02/05/2026 8:42:00 AM PST by DFG
The New York City Police Department released body camera footage showing the moment an officer shot a mentally ill man who was allegedly charging him with a knife amid calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani for mental health treatment instead of criminal charges.
Jabez Chakraborty, 22, was holding a large kitchen knife and charged at officers who responded to an emergency call from his family in Queens on Jan. 26, according to the NYPD.
The footage, released by the NYPD on Tuesday, shows an officer entering the living room of the home, where Chakraborty was allegedly brandishing a knife. Officers are heard attempting to de-escalate the situation, repeatedly ordering him to "put the knife down," but Chakraborty continued to move toward the officer, according to the NYPD.
A woman is seen in the footage attempting to block Chakraborty with her arm, but he continued to step forward while carrying the knife. The footage shows the NYPD officer repositioning himself in the home's vestibule and closing the door between himself and the living room.
According to the NYPD, Chakraborty then pushed through the door and stepped toward the officer with the knife.
The officer discharged his weapon, hitting Chakraborty four times. He was taken to the hospital, where he remains in intensive care in stable but critical condition.
The clip released by the NYPD begins with audio of a 911 call from "a civilian witness" reporting that Chakraborty was experiencing a mental health episode and had thrown a glass against the wall. The caller requested EMS, not police, asking for an ambulance so that Chakraborty could be taken involuntarily to the hospital.
The incident is being investigated by the Queens District Attorney’s Office, with preliminary reports suggesting prosecutors are looking at potentially seeking an indictment for attempted murder.
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I just love crime reporting. The officer shot the man. But the man allegedly charged him with a knife. Why didn't the officer allegedly shoot the man? Or if they have body cam footage, why are they saying that the man allegedly charged the officer? Can't they see it on the cam??
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/02/04/scott_jennings_mamdani_visited_hospitalized_man_who_charged_at_nypd_officer_with_a_knife_but_not_the_officer.html
Only other time I’ve seen the name Jabez was in the Sherlock Holmes story, The Redheaded League.
The alleged officer allegedly shot the alleged man.
Sounds like the mayor has a murderous foreigner crush.
When this man gets released and kills someone will the Mayor best arrested as an accessory
Also, if I was placing the "allegedly" in this sentence, I'd place it before "mentally ill", not "charging." I'd think it would be more offensive to state as a fact that someone is mentally ill than that he was charging the officer.
This man should be released into the custody of Mayor Mamdani. Let him live in the taxpayer funded mayor's residence with him. The next time the perp decides to stab someone, it might be Mamdani.
It would be amusing if the perp grabbed the nearest sharp object and stabbed Mamdani with it.
The police should stand by and point and laugh.
Lol.
I don’t get it. How do you shoot somebody with a knife?
why isn’t it “an allegedly mentally ill man”?
When I read shot four times, I presume center mass and is in the hospital I immediately thought they need bigger caliber weapons or better training.
The headline should have read, never bring a knife to a gun fight.
I do have empathy for the wounded retard but I also know what a knife wound can do. Given the politics in NYC, the copper should resign and move to Fl, they are hiring coppers.
Yes, no criminal charges and for a reward let him also stab the foreign commie mayor.
It's not Uber Eats. "The Caller" doesn't get to decide treatment options. If there is even a hint of violence, EMS will not get involved until they are sure police will be on site.
In the video, the cops even closed the inner hall door on the guy as he brandished the knife, and continued to talk to him.
Under Mamdani, ALL NYC cops should realize are political targets of his manufactured marxist/globalist ideology. They should go on strike.
The real question is ‘did he allegedly shoot the dog first or afterwards?”
Prepare for every violent thug in NYC to suddenly have “mental illness.” Defense lawyers are gonna have a great time.
Did the mayor ask for no charges FOR THIS SPECIFIC CRIME?
Against Chakraborty or the officer? Details, details.
“Bodycam shows NYPD officer shooting man with knife as Mamdani calls for no criminal charges...”
Mamdani just happened to be there, how about that...
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