2 critical, 5 hurt after man reportedly attacks family at Brooklyn home

A man wielding a machete that he used to slash a woman and three children was shot by police Sunday morning, multiple law enforcement sources said.

Police responded to the Bensonhurt neighborhood in southern Brooklyn around 10:30 a.m. for reports of an assault in progress.

Officers entered a home on 84th Street and were confronted by the suspect who allegedly lunged at the cops, sources added. The officers opened fire hitting the man several times…

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