Video Footage Shows Horrific Knife Attack on NYPD Officer at Station

A brutal attack on an NYPD officer by a suspect with a 14-inch butcher knife at the department's 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood was caught by security and body cameras.

Joe Vince

Oct. 7, 2025

2 min read

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Security and bodycam footage captured a Sept. 7 knife attack on an NYPD officer at the 73rd Precinct in Brooklyn, where a suspect slashed the officer in the face with a 14-inch butcher knife.
The six-year NYPD veteran was hospitalized and later released, while officers fatally shot the suspect after he fled and lunged at another officer during a foot pursuit.
Police union leaders called the assault a targeted attack on law enforcement and praised the officer’s recovery and bravery.

Recently released security and body camera footage captured a horrific knife attack on an NYPD officer at a Brooklyn precinct last month.

The incident happened at around 5:30 a.m. Sept. 7 when a man tried to enter a locked door at the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, the New York Daily News reports. When the suspect couldn't get in, he went to a back door, where he encountered an officer.

The officer told the man he needed to go to the front of the station, and that's when the suspect produced a 14-inch butcher knife and slashed her. Video footage released Monday shows that attack, as the officer was slashed in the face and sent to the ground as she tried to fend off the suspect.

Eventually, the suspect fled the station, and an officer followed after him. During the foot pursuit, the officer deployed a Taser, but was ineffective.

More officers joined the chase, and they opened fire when the suspect lunged at an officer. The suspect was struck by the gunfire and rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, News 12 reports.

The injured officer, who is a six-year veteran with the department and comes from a police family, was taken to the hospital, where she was treated and released. A video posted to social media by the NYPD's union showed the officer receiving applause as she left the hospital in a wheelchair.

“Thank God our sister is on the road to recovery, but this was a clear targeted attack on New York City police officers," Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said in a statement released with the video. "This individual had no fear when he walked into a police precinct and attacked a uniformed cop — there is no telling what he might have done to innocent New Yorkers out on the street."

About the Author

Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.