BREAKING: Police shoot and kill armed man who fired at them on Upper East Side

Police in Manhattan shot and killed an allegedly armed man who menaced people with a gun and then fired at officers who confronted him on Thursday night.

Law enforcement sources said the police-involved shooting happened just before 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 13 along Madison Avenue between East 95th and East 96th Streets on the Upper East Side, within the confines of the 19th Precinct.

According to NYPD Chief of Patrol Philip Rivera, officers were called to the location after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a man pointing a firearm at people, including threatening to open fire inside a hospital. The incident first unfolded 20 minutes earlier inside of an apartment building located at 1590 Madison Avenue.

“He first begins speaking to another man in the elevator, and then, seemingly without provocation, pulls out a firearm and points it directly at the male. He keeps the firearm pointed at the male until the elevator gets to the first floor of the building, where he exits the elevator and the building,” Chief Rivera said.

Rivera said the gunman then made his way to a deli at 1600 Madison Avenue and made his way behind the store counter where he pointed a gun at a worker there and made a chilling admission.

“Call 911, I’m going down to the hospital to shoot it up,” he allegedly said.

The gunman then reportedly made off with the employee’s cellphone before making his way to Mount Sini Hospital and entering the medical facility.

“He exits back out onto the sidewalk and is seen placing a firearm on the ground next to a tree. He then re-enters Mount Sinai Hospital, where he encounters an off-duty member of the service who is working a paid detail security post at the hospital. The individual is acting disorderly and tells the NYPD member that he has a gun,” Rivera revealed. “While the off-duty member of the NYPD is attempting to escort him out of the hospital, the individual grabs the NYPD member from behind, and a brief struggle ensues. He then exits the hospital and retrieves the firearm that he had placed on the ground.”

Shortly after the police arrived at the scene, they encountered the man, who matched the description provided by witnesses, on 96 Street and Madison Avenue.

Law enforcement sources said the police-involved shooting happened just before 7:20 p.m. on Nov. 13 along Madison Avenue between East 95th and East 96th Streets on the Upper East Side, within the confines of the 19th Precinct.Photo by Dean Moses

When the officers from the 19th Precinct exited their vehicle and approached him, authorities say the man displayed a gun and fired at least one round at the officers near a crowd of people who had just exited a bus. The cops then returned fire. The man was struck multiple times about his body.

Sources said cops loaded the wounded man into the back of a marked police cruiser and rushed to nearby Mount Sinai Hospital. The man was later pronounced dead. While his identity has yet to be revealed, sources reported that he was 20 years old.

The officers involved in the incident were also medically evaluated; no injuries were reported.

Sources said cops loaded the wounded man into the back of a marked police cruiser and rushed to nearby Mount Sinai Hospital. The man is now listed in critical condition.Photo by Dean Moses

Nearby residents reported hearing at least six shots fired during the incident.

“It was fireworks, and then all of a sudden, you realized that wasn’t fireworks. We saw the police sirens, and I yanked [my son] by the back of his shirt away from the window, and ran behind a hard wall,” said one resident, Jonathan Trichter, who with his son, Tully, spoke about the incident with amNewYork.

“I was inside in my apartment, and we ducked and took cover in the hallway” after hearing the shots, Tully Trichter said.

A large investigation is now underway at the shooting scene. Several shell casings were found nearby.Photo by Dean Moses

A large investigation is now underway at the shooting scene. Several shell casings were found nearby a large puddle of blood.

This article was updated at 12:35 a.m.