93
Fatal shootings by police of civilians in New York City in 1971, the first year for which such records were kept
8
Fatal shootings by police of civilians in New York City in 2015. Of the 8, all had prior arrest records, one was stabbing a police officer, two were violently struggling with police officers to avoid arrest, and the others were carrying some sort of gun.
— Source:
The Wall Street Journal, 2.4.17 The Myth of the Trigger Happy Cop
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