NYPD: Cleaver-wielding man shot by police in Bensonhurst; 4 young girls slashed expected to survive

Four young girls were injured by a knife-wielding man inside a home in Bensonhurst Sunday morning before responding officers shot him, according to NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

The commissioner said police received a 911 call from an 11-year-old who said that she and her siblings had been stabbed by her uncle. The girl did not know her address, so the 911 call center used her phone’s location to send units.

When they arrived at 1671 84th St., an uninjured child led them to a vestibule that faced two doors. Tisch says officers kicked down one of the doors after hearing screaming…

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