Cops Fatally Shoot Knife-Wielding Bronx Man

Yesterday morning, police killed a Bronx man who had been threatening to kill his family, allegedly saying, "I have to kill the children and my wife and send them to heaven. I don't care about killing myself and going to hell." Mauricio Jacques, 35, had been holding his wife with one hand while a 10-inch knife was in the other; their three children, ages 5 to 11, were also present. Cops had tried to negotiate with him for an hour; WCBS 2 reports that Jacques agreed to surrender but " then lunged with a 10-inch knife at officers, who tried to subdue Jacques with a stun gun and rubber pellets. Undeterred, he stabbed an officer in the abdomen of his protective vest and slashed another's vest near the neck." The cops used the Taser on him again, but that didn't stop him, so one cop grabbed his wife while two others fired six shots at Jacques. Last week, the police fatally shot a woman who slashed a police officer.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 13, 2009 10:48 AM

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rcltrh

Wow I'm going to have to give the cops credit again this week. Another round of lead put to good use.

Shinobi Shaw

The fact that he wanted to send them to "heaven" (i.e. a better place then where at now) tells me that it may have had something to do with the economy or with unemployment.

NRA 4 LFE

This wasn't due to the economy. If the nut wanted to "send them to Heaven" then he was mentally disturbed. Frankly anywhere but NYC a lunatic holding a knife will be dropped pretty quick by the authorities. Poor NYC cops have to risk their lives dealing with these EDPs with one hand tied behind their backs by Ray Kelly the jerk.

Sad day for the family though. It is a shame that the man did not seek treatment before this went down.

Global Wombat

I'm waiting for the inevitable cop-haters to decry the use of some well-deserved caps in dat ass.

whantmoore

A sign of the times in the past few months you see this happen more and more. Fathers killing their family since the have lost their jobs and feel that they cant support them. I am sure you you will see this happen again with in a month.

Rob T Firefly

Fathers killing their family since they have lost their jobs and feel that they cant support them and also they are homicidal maniacs.
Fixed that for you.

colonelcasey

Seems like they bent over backwards to try and not kill this guy. The use of deadly force seems justified here after actually attacking officers with his knife.