The NYPD has just shot an armed man dead in Brooklyn.

According to initial information, a man armed with a knife attacked an NYPD Officer at West 1st Street and Seabreeze Avenue in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn at around 1:15PM, Thursday afternoon. The officer returned fire, hitting the perp. The officer was stabbed in the neck.

The incident reportedly occurred on a Subway platform.

The officer was rushed to Lutheran Trauma Center with a police escort. The suspect was taken to Coney Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Thee condition of the officer is unknown.

(Source: Breaking911.com)