Kennedy , 51 , was shot by Bellevue Hospital police officers near Times Square , police say . The Seventh Avenue resident got agitated after being approached while smoking marijuana . Police said he threatened officers with a knife and repeatedly resisted their attempts to arrest him . Video shows officers , some with guns drawn , following him through marijuana . Police say officers shot Darrius Kennedy after he lunged at them with an 11-inch knife , police say .
Kennedy , 51 , was shot by Bellevue Hospital police officers near Times Square , police say . The Seventh Avenue resident got agitated after being approached while smoking marijuana . Video shows officers , some with guns drawn , following him through marijuana . Police say officers shot Darrius Kennedy after he lunged at them with an 11-inch knife , police say .