Cops killedš a knife-wielding suspectš in Queens on Sunday morning, officials said.
The suspect first went into Booth Memorial Hospital complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath around 2:30 a.m, said Chief of Patrol James O’Neill.
The man was treatedą“ and released, only to return a short while later, when he menaced staff with a utility knife and demanded syringes, OāNeill said.
Cops were called and a š„ā±sergeant walked up to the suspect, identified as Joseph Priolo, officials said.
Priolo turned away from the sergeant before being confronted by two uniformed officers, who were ą¹coming down ša hill toward him, the patrol chief added.
āHe brandished the utility knife, and one of the two officers fired twice,ā O’Neill explained.
Priolo was given CPR and returned to Booth šMemorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.
He has hašd several prior run-ins with cops, sošøurces said.
The fatal shooting cš„omes just three days after a crazed Muslim extremist attacked rookie cops in Queens with a hatchet, leaving officer Kenneth Healey in critical but stable condition with a head wound.
Another rookie had his arm broken by the lone wolf attacker, who Police Commissioner Bill šBratton said was inspired ź§by ISIS and videos of beheadings.