NYPD bodycam shows knife-wielding man shot by officer after he called 911 to report a theft

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The incident unfolded with a 911 call Sunday night concerning the robbery of an air conditioner at an apartment building on East 148th Street around 6 p.m.

Before police arrived, the man who made the call can be seen in the courtyard with the knife, trying to confront the suspected thief.

But when the two female officers arrived, they shot the man holding the knife -- the man who called 911.

Police officials say, as the officers were coming down a dark stairwell in the building, they encountered the man running up the stairs holding a knife.

Investigators say the officers issued commands for the man to drop the knife.

"The officer did put her hand out and extended her hand and told him to wait," said NYPD Deputy Chief Rohan Griffith.

But he continued approaching them. That's when they opened fire, shooting him once in the torso.

A Ring camera captured the intense moment one of the officers opened fire. Immediately, she radios that shots have been fired, and the lobby fills with back up.

It happened in a split second and officials say there is body cam video showing the officers try to stop the man both verbally and with hand gestures.

When the victim called 911 he spoke in Spanish and a translator was needed. The NYPD is investigating to see if a language barrier played a role.