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Source: Vice News, May 18, 2016

A New York police officer reportedly burst into tears after fatally shooting a knife-wielding man and wounding a bystander during rush hour in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

The man, 46, tried to buy a beer at around 8:20am at The Food Emporium, a grocery store near 8th Avenue and West 49th Street, according to the NYPD. After the man became "belligerent," store employees called the cops, who quickly arrived on the scene.

One officer, who had been patrolling a nearby picket line of striking Verizon employees, apprehended the suspect. The man reportedly started to fight back, starting "a brawl... that left both men on the ground," NYPD Deputy Chief James O'Neill told reporters at a press conference.

The man then allegedly brandished an eight-inch knife, and approached the cop "menacingly."

By this point, another officer and a sergeant had arrived on the scene.

When the man refused to drop the weapon, one of the officers and the sergeant opened fire, shooting nine bullets in total, O'Neill said.