New Jersey police shoot dead man believed to be armed with a knife

Police in New Jersey’s area bordering the Hudson River shot and killed a man believed to be armed with a knife and displaying “threatening behavior,” its mayor said Saturday.

Mayor Mark Sokolich said the incident took place around 8 a.m. in a townhouse on John Street in Fort Lee. Not much is known about this man, but he may have been in town from Las Vegas visiting family.

Officers sent to the house on Saturday morning dealt with a man who the mayor said was allegedly displaying “threatening behavior.” It is also assumed that the man had a knife.

Additional details, including what triggered the shooting, were not immediately released, but the mayor described the situation as dangerous.

According to Sokolich, one of the officers who came to help was hit by a ricocheted bullet, but was expected to survive. Four more police officers were taken to the hospital for examination.

The investigation is ongoing.