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Article courtesy of nytimes.com

Critics Question NYPD Shootings After Fare Evasion Stop In Subway

A 49-year-old man was in critical condition late Monday after being shot in the head by the police during a confrontation at a Brooklyn subway station between officers and a knife-wielding man who they believed had not paid his fare, officials said.

The man with the head wound was one of two bystanders and four people in total who were shot in the melee at the Sutter Avenue L station. Critics said the shooting raised questions about the Police Department’s use of lethal force in a tight, crowded space to enforce a minor, if persistent, offense.

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At the Sutter Avenue station on Monday, two officers stood near an entrance and two others patrolled the Manhattan-bound platform. People interviewed outside the station expressed a shared sentiment: Was enforcing the payment of a $2.90 fare worth the potential cost of a life?