A man was shot and killed by New York police early Friday after climbing onto the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approaching officers with a knife, authorities said. The incident happened around 3:28 am after a 911 call reported a man walking on the bridge’s beams. Emergency Service Unit officers reached the scene and found him on the cables, hundreds of feet above the East River.Gerald Dowling, the unit’s commanding officer, said officers spent nearly an hour trying to persuade the man to come down safely.<h2>Officers attempted to de-escalate</h2>According to Dowling, the man was holding a knife and told officers: “I want to die, I want you to kill me. I have a bomb. You are not going to make me do something bad to the cops.”Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon while explaining that they were there to help.The situation escalated when the man began moving quickly down the cable towards the officers. Dowling said the officers were secured to the bridge with safety harnesses, limiting how quickly they could move.“The officers began to move backwards away from the male, but they were not able to move as quickly as the subject who was approaching them,” Dowling said.When the man came within approximately three feet of the closest officer, he raised his arm with the knife extended, according to police.<h2>Investigation underway</h2>An ESU officer positioned on the bridge roadbed fired one shot, striking the man. Officers brought him down from the cable and began administering aid. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police recovered a knife and a flashlight from the scene. Officials said the incident was captured on body-worn cameras, which are expected to form part of the investigation. The man’s identity has not been released.Dowling said the force’s Force Investigation Division was examining the shooting. He also stressed that ESU officers receive extensive training in high-risk rescues and de-escalation.The shooting comes days after NYPD officers killed a woman in Times Square following a knife attack that left a 32-year-old woman dead. &nbsp;

A man was shot dead by NYPD officers after climbing Brooklyn Bridge cables and approaching them with a knife. Police said they spent nearly an hour trying to de-escalate the standoff.

A man was shot and killed by New York police early Friday after climbing onto the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approaching officers with a knife, authorities said. The incident happened around 3:28 am after a 911 call reported a man walking on the bridge’s beams. Emergency Service Unit officers reached the scene and found him on the cables, hundreds of feet above the East River. Gerald Dowling, the unit’s commanding officer, said officers spent nearly an hour trying to persuade the man to come down safely. Officers attempted to de-escalate According to Dowling, the man was holding a knife and told officers: “I want to die, I want you to kill me. I have a bomb. You are not going to make me do something bad to the cops.” Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon while explaining that they were there to help. The situation escalated when the man began moving quickly down the cable towards the officers. Dowling said the officers were secured to the bridge with safety harnesses, limiting how quickly they could move. “The officers began to move backwards away from the male, but they were not able to move as quickly as the subject who was approaching them,” Dowling said. When the man came within approximately three feet of the closest officer, he raised his arm with the knife extended, according to police. Investigation underway An ESU officer positioned on the bridge roadbed fired one shot, striking the man. Officers brought him down from the cable and began administering aid. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police recovered a knife and a flashlight from the scene. Officials said the incident was captured on body-worn cameras, which are expected to form part of the investigation. The man’s identity has not been released. Dowling said the force’s Force Investigation Division was examining the shooting. He also stressed that ESU officers receive extensive training in high-risk rescues and de-escalation. The shooting comes days after NYPD officers killed a woman in Times Square following a knife attack that left a 32-year-old woman dead.

A man was shot dead by NYPD officers after climbing Brooklyn Bridge cables and approaching them with a knife. Police said they spent nearly an hour trying to de-escalate the standoff.

‘I want to die’: Man shot by police for climbing up Brooklyn Bridge cables with knife

Thousands&nbsp;marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;City&nbsp;on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the area's <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-in-latest-attack-on-jewish-sites-cemetery-vandalised-in-philadelphia-12840">Jewish community</a> following a spate of&nbsp;anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, including the stabbing attack on <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/new-york-hanukkah-party-attacker-produced-in-court-denies-charges-270907">Hanukkah</a> celebrants at a rabbi's home.

The interfaith protest, sponsored by the&nbsp;Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish groups, began at Manhattan's Foley Square before proceeding across the East River into Brooklyn for a rally at Cadman Plaza as&nbsp;marchers chanted, "No hate, no fear."

"I am so grateful to the people of all faiths who have come here today, Christian and Jewish, Hindu and Muslim, and every other faith, to say that we&nbsp;New&nbsp;Yorkers and we Americans will not stand for hate and bigotry," US&nbsp;Senator Chuck Schumer of&nbsp;New&nbsp;York, told the crowd.

The Senate Democratic leader was joined by several other prominent fellow&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;Democrats, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and US&nbsp;Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

"It was just very inspiring, and I hope that people recognize that we are strong and that we will not allow this&nbsp;anti-Semitism&nbsp;that has been rampant in&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;City&nbsp;and in the tri-state area and in America to continue," said demonstrator Gail Senten.

"An attack on any house of worship is an attack on all houses of worship," Ismael Claudio, bishop of the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Brooklyn, told USA Today. "I'm standing with my Jewish brothers and sisters. Today [it's] them: tomorrow, might be us."

The&nbsp;march&nbsp;came just over a week after a man armed with a machete burst into the home of a Hasidic rabbi in suburban Monsey,&nbsp;New&nbsp;York, in the midst of a Hanukkah celebration, and began slashing at guests before he fled.

Six people were wounded, one of them a 72-year-old man who suffered devastating machete blows to his head, arm, and neck that left him comatose and unlikely to recover, according to family members.

The 37-year-old suspect, described by his attorney as suffering from severe mental illness, was arrested after fleeing to Manhattan. He faces six counts of attempted murder in state court, and was charged separately with federal hate crimes by US&nbsp;prosecutors citing journals they said he kept with references to Adolf Hitler and "Nazi culture."

The stabbing in Monsey, a hub of Hasidic life in Rockland County's heavily ultra-Orthodox Jewish community north of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/new-york-city-bans-flavoured-e-cigarettes-protesters-kicked-out-of-hearing-264770">New&nbsp;York&nbsp;City</a>, capped a string of incidents in which Jews have been physically attacked or accosted in the greater&nbsp;New&nbsp;York&nbsp;City&nbsp;area in recent weeks. Two Hasidic Jews were killed in a shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey&nbsp;City,&nbsp;New&nbsp;Jersey, last month. The two assailants in that assault were killed by police.

New&nbsp;York's police commissioner said last week that&nbsp;anti-Jewish hate crimes had jumped 21 percent last year, reflecting a rise in&nbsp;anti-Semitic incidents reported across the county.

Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the area's Jewish community following a spate of anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, including the stabbing attack on Hanukkah celebrants at a rabbi's home.

Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the area's Jewish community following a spate of anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, including the stabbing attack on Hanukkah celebrants at a rabbi's home. The interfaith protest, sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish groups, began at Manhattan's Foley Square before proceeding across the East River into Brooklyn for a rally at Cadman Plaza as marchers chanted, "No hate, no fear." "I am so grateful to the people of all faiths who have come here today, Christian and Jewish, Hindu and Muslim, and every other faith, to say that we New Yorkers and we Americans will not stand for hate and bigotry," US Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, told the crowd. The Senate Democratic leader was joined by several other prominent fellow New York Democrats, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "It was just very inspiring, and I hope that people recognize that we are strong and that we will not allow this anti-Semitism that has been rampant in New York City and in the tri-state area and in America to continue," said demonstrator Gail Senten. "An attack on any house of worship is an attack on all houses of worship," Ismael Claudio, bishop of the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Brooklyn, told USA Today. "I'm standing with my Jewish brothers and sisters. Today [it's] them: tomorrow, might be us." The march came just over a week after a man armed with a machete burst into the home of a Hasidic rabbi in suburban Monsey, New York, in the midst of a Hanukkah celebration, and began slashing at guests before he fled. Six people were wounded, one of them a 72-year-old man who suffered devastating machete blows to his head, arm, and neck that left him comatose and unlikely to recover, according to family members. The 37-year-old suspect, described by his attorney as suffering from severe mental illness, was arrested after fleeing to Manhattan. He faces six counts of attempted murder in state court, and was charged separately with federal hate crimes by US prosecutors citing journals they said he kept with references to Adolf Hitler and "Nazi culture." The stabbing in Monsey, a hub of Hasidic life in Rockland County's heavily ultra-Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, capped a string of incidents in which Jews have been physically attacked or accosted in the greater New York City area in recent weeks. Two Hasidic Jews were killed in a shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, last month. The two assailants in that assault were killed by police. New York's police commissioner said last week that anti-Jewish hate crimes had jumped 21 percent last year, reflecting a rise in anti-Semitic incidents reported across the county.

Thousands march in New York City against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks

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‘I want to die’: Man shot by police for climbing up Brooklyn Bridge cables with knife

Thousands march in New York City against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks