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BROOKLYN – A man is in critical condition after being hit by a police car in Brooklyn early Sunday morning.

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The NYPD said it happened around 3:30 a.m. in Brownsville when officers saw him point a gun at a woman. 

He ran and then when a sergeant in a police car tried to come and cut him off, he was hit.

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The NYPD posted on X that the gun was recovered.

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This comes after police officers shot an “emotionally disturbed man” in Brooklyn overnight after he held two knives in front of them, according to the NYPD.

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It happened around 2:20 a.m. on Eldert Street in Bushwick.

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Police say a man was holding two knives and tapped on a police car with two officers inside. 

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After not listening to verbal commands to drop the weapons, the officers used their tasers, which got the man to drop one of the knives. 

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Police say the man then charged at them with a second knife. 

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Both officers fired their guns and the man died at a nearby hospital.

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