Police say the 47-year-old man was intoxicated and threatening staff members while holding a 1-year-old child.
Mayor Eric Adams said two police officers had a confrontation with an alleged drunk man holding a child during a domestic violence incident at a city-run shelter in Queens.Video of the altercation, first obtained by theThe man, believed to be a migrant from Venezuela, said he was not drunk, according to the Times. He said that the incident started when he brought home dinner for his family and was struck by a shelter employee in the face.
Officials with the NYPD said they gave the man multiple warnings and commands to put the child down. That is when a 22-year-old woman, Andrea Parrar, interfered with the arrest, police said. "They wanted to get that child out of that gentleman's hand, after warning them several times, asking him to turn over the child," Adams said. "Several times he refused to. He was violent, he was volatile. They had to take that necessary action. And based on our review, those officers took appropriate action."
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