NYC cops attacked with machete near Times Square 2023 celebration - New York Daily News

An unprovoked machete onslaught connected 3 cops ended successful gunfire Saturday nighttime conscionable extracurricular the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, constabulary said.

At astir 10:11 p.m. astatine the intersection of Eighth Ave. and W. 52nd St., a 19-year-old antheral tried to plaything a machete into a constabulary officer’s head, said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

The machete-wielding fishy past successfully swung his limb against 2 different officers, injuring both, Sewell said.

NYPD released photograph of ample weapon utilized by attacker changeable by officers adjacent Times Square. (NYPD/DCPI)

One of the injured officers, an eight-year veteran, suffered a laceration to his head, Sewell said. The 2nd officer, who graduated from the Police Academy connected Friday, suffered a “large laceration” and a skull fracture, the commissioner said.

“One of the officers fired their work weapon, striking the taxable successful the shoulder,” Sewell said.

Workers astatine a halal basal adjacent the country heard what they thought were explosions that whitethorn person been gunshots.

“I heard the sounds lone — Bang! Bang!” recounted 1 of the workers, Prodip Bisws. “People were running, ohio my god, they were running.”

Police astatine the country rapidly took the machete-wielding antheral into custody.

The officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital, arsenic was the suspect. All 3 were successful unchangeable condition, Sewell said.

FBI agents were astatine the scene. Assistant FBI Director Mike Driscoll told reporters the bureau was “trying to find the quality of this attack,” but determination appeared to beryllium nary “ongoing” threat.

At a quality league with Sewell and different instrumentality enforcement officials, Mayor Adams praised the constabulary handling of the incident.

NYPD Commissioner Sewell, Mayor Adams and different officials supply an update connected a constabulary progressive shooting during presser astatine the Bellevue Hospital aboriginal Sunday.

“These officers responded successful an admirable, nonrecreational manner,” Adams said.

The incidental took spot conscionable extracurricular the information portion successful Times Square, wherever thousands gathered for the yearly New Year’s Eve shot drop. Police screened revelers for contraband specified arsenic alcohol, ample bags, and weapons.

The onslaught connected the 3 cops went down 10 abbreviated blocks northbound and 1 agelong artifact westbound of the bosom of the Times Square.

In an earlier incidental astir 8:45 p.m., 2 men were taken into custody aft they got into a weapon combat astatine the intersection of W. 42nd St. and 6th Ave., adjacent Bryant Park, besides extracurricular the Times Square information zone.

One of the men was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and some were taken into constabulary custody.