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Maniac wanted for stabbing NYC laundromat worker shot and killed by NY state troopers after tense manhunt

The maniac wanted for stabbing a Brooklyn laundromat worker was shot and killed by state troopers in upstate New York Wednesday after crashing a stolen car and darting into th🌼e woods, according to police and sources.

The tense manhunt came to end Wednesday afternoon after A♔li Ali, who was considered armed and dangerous, was fatally shot around 2 p.m. in an area off Trout Brook Road in Highland Mills in Orange County, .

About two hours earlier, troopers had tried to stop a stolen vehicle that ended up crashing and bursting in🅺to flames around milepost 49, north of Exit 16 on the New York State Thruway.

Ali, ﷽who was behind the wheel, ran away f🅠rom the scene into the woods. 

Police issued a shelter in place 🌳warning 🀅to residents in the area after he was spotted on a trail camera near Maplewood Drive in the Highland Mills area around 12:35 p.m.

Ali Ali was shot and killed by New York State Police on Wednesday. NYSP
He was seen on a local trail came as police searched for him in the woods in Orange County. NYSP
Ali was wanted for allegedly slashing a female employee at a Brooklyn laundromat on Monday. Peter Gerber

About an hour𓄧 and a half later “there was a confrontation and at least one member of the State Police discharged” their weapon, killing Ali.

Ali was sentenced to probation i൲n May 🤪for a sexual abuse — a slap on the wrist that was set to expire in 2034, according to police sources.

He’s also previously been arrested for forcible touching, robbery and crimin♕al🐷 mischief, sources said.

Ali was wanted by authorities after he went berserk at a Brooklyn laundromat on Monday when he went to go pick up his clothing and was told it wasn’t ready, police and sources said.

He jumped up on the counter and slashed a 50-ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚyear-old woman working there on the neck and arms, according to a fellow employee who did not wish to be identified.

The broken blade of the knife the suspect used to stab the woman at the laundromat. no photo credit
Ali turned violent when he learned his clothes were not ready. no photo credit

The laundromat had beenꦐ busy and his $15.34 worth of wash was still in the machine, the woman added.

The victim was taken to😼 a local hospital in stable condition.

The Post has reached out to NYSP and𝓡 NYPD for additional 🐻information.