Bodycam show NYPD Officers shoot a stabbing suspect after he rushed at them with a knife

On Friday, March 8, 2024, at approximately 6:49 p.m., several 9-1-1 callers reported that a man was inside of a residential building in the vicinity of 62nd Avenue and 102nd Street, and was stabbing others with a knife. It started during a baby's first birthday party, when the suspect, the baby's grandfather, started stabbing his wife. She fled and ran down the hallway, screaming for help. Police Officer O'Rourke, Officer Taveras, and Sergeant Raymond Decostanzo, along with additional officers assigned to the 112th Precinct, responded to the location.

Upon arrival, the officers entered the building and encountered 46-year-old Djamshed Nematov in a hallway in possession of a knife in his right hand. The officers ordered Nematov to drop the knife, however Nematov charged at them while brandishing the knife. As a result, Officer O'Rourke discharged one shot from her service firearm, Officer Taveras discharged three shots from his service firearm, and Sergeant Decostanzo discharged his Taser Conducted Energy Weapon, at Nematov. Nematov was struck by the gunfire and fell to the ground. Nematov was transported via ambulance to New York-Presbyterian Queens Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. The woman suffered at least two stab wounds. She is currently recovering at an area hospital. Nematov's knife was recovered at the scene of the incident during this investigation.