NYC Police Fatally Shoot Black Man, Mistake Pipe For Gun
Police said they received calls about a man pointing a gun at people on the street in Brooklyn. The man was reportedly well-known in the area as "mentally ill but generally harmless."
Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET
Police officers in New York City fatally shot a black man who was pointing what appeared to be a gun at them on Wednesday, police said.
The object turned out to be a metal pipe with a knob on the end. The man reportedly had bipolar disorder.
