Metro

Cops shoot man dead after he brandishes utility knife

Cops killedšŸ’– a knife-wielding suspectšŸŽ€ 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“œ and released, only to return a short while later, when he menaced staff with a utility knife and demanded syringes, Oā€™Neill said.

Cops were called and a šŸ”„āœ±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 ą¹Šcoming down š“†a hill toward him, the patrol chief added.

ā€œHe brandished the utility knife, and one of the two officers fired twice,ā€ O’Neill explained.

Cops found this utility knife at the scene oā›¦f the shooting.NYPD

Priolo was given CPR and returned to Booth šŸ’–Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD.

He has hašŸƒd several prior run-ins with cops, sošŸøurces said.

The fatal shooting cšŸ„ƒomes 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 šŸ­Bratton said was inspired ź§ƒby ISIS and videos of beheadings.