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NYPD releases 911 call in shooting of mentally ill Queens man amid controversy over response
The ongoing controversy surrounding the police shooting of a mentalliy ill Queens schizophrenic man who charged at cops with a knife ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with the release of 911 audio the NYPD says makes clear police were going to be responding to the episode.

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911 calls released in NYPD shooting of Queens man with history of mental illness. Why they've prompted a debate
ABC 7 New York on MSN · 16h
911 call audio released in Queens police-involved shooting of man experiencing mental health crisis
NYC advocates call for better crisis response after police shooting
Jabez Chakraborty’s Family is calling for non-police responses to medical needs in the wake of the police shooting of the 22-year old Queens man.

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911 call shows Queens family asked for ambulance before NYPD shot son in mental health crisis
Mamdani weighs in on police-involved shooting after body cam released
Mamdani administration to release body-camera footage of police shooting of Queens man
NYPD officials said the man, 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty, had advanced on officers with a kitchen knife after they told him repeatedly to drop it and tried to deescalate the situation.

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NYPD bodycam video shows cop shoot mentally ill Queens man charging at him with knife
Mamdani urges Queens DA not to arrest mentally ill man shot by NYPD cops during knife attack
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NYC Council pushes bill to create Zohran Mamdani’s $1B ‘safety’ agency that would pull cops off some 911 calls

A progressive City Council member pushed a bill on Thursday to create a controversial “Department of Community Safety” pushed by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani that would reshape the way the city responds to 911 calls. Brooklyn Democrat Lincoln Restler ...
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Armed man called 911 prior to deadly shootout with cops: Police

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man who was shot and killed by a Maryland Heights police officer in a Walgreens last November made the 911 call that brought officers to the business prior to the deadly encounter. The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. on ...
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OUTLOOK: Police to launch new Prepared 911 system in 2026 to improve response

The Laredo Police Department is set to launch a new 911 system in 2026, routing emergency call audio and data directly to officers to speed response times.