Knife-wielding man fatally shot in NYC after lunging at cops

A knife-wielding man was changeable dormant by constabulary successful Queens aft he lunged astatine officers while clutching a 14-inch blade, according to sources.

Cops were called to an reside successful Astoria conscionable earlier 6:30 a.m. Monday pursuing reports of a man equipped pinch a knife.

After officers unsuccessfully deployed a Taser, nan fishy reportedly lunged astatine cops pinch nan weapon, perchance a room knife, according to rule enforcement sources.

Several shots were fired astatine nan man connected nan area of 30th Avenue and 33rd Street, and nan fishy was taken to Elmhurst General Hospital, wherever he died.

A limb was recovered from nan scene.

An investigation is ongoing.