Man attacks New York police officers with a hatchet

By Shimon Procupez, CNN
updated 7:39 PM EDT, Thu October 23, 2014

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • 4 police officers are attacked in Queens, New York, police commissioner says
  • One is hit in the arm; another hit in the head is in critical but stable condition
  • The 2 uninjured officers shot and killed the attacker, says the police commissioner



(CNN) -- A man charged at four New York police officers Thursday afternoon, metal hatchet in hand, hitting one officer in the right arm and another in the head, the city's police commissioner said.

The two officers who weren't struck shot and killed the suspect, who has not been identified by name and is believed to be about 32 years old, according to police Commissioner Bill Bratton

The police officer who was struck in the head remains in critical but stable condition.

Authorities are looking to see if the unprovoked attack, in the New York borough of Queens, is tied to recent calls by radicals to attack military and police officers, law enforcement officials say.

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