On the evening of May 18, 2014, a domestic dispute in a Brooklyn apartment building escalated into a fatal encounter between a 39-year-old man, Osbourne Broadie, and officers from the New York Police Department. The events that unfolded left Broadie dead and a woman hospitalized with a stab wound. There is no information available regarding his ethnicity.
The incident began around 8:30 p.m.
when police received a 911 call reporting a woman had been stabbed inside a building on Clarkson Avenue in the Flatbush neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers from the 70th Precinct discovered a 38-year-old woman in the lobby suffering from a stab wound to her shoulder. She was transported to Kings County Hospital Center, where she was listed in stable condition.
After finding the injured woman, two officers proceeded to a second-floor apartment. Inside, they were confronted by Osbourne Broadie. According to the police account, Broadie lunged at the officers while holding a pair of scissors. In response to this perceived threat, both officers discharged their firearms, striking Broadie in the hand and torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The two officers involved were later treated at Maimonides Medical Center for tinnitus, a ringing in the ears.
In the aftermath of the shooting, a pair of scissors was recovered from the apartment. While the police maintained that the use of deadly force was justified, a family member of Broadie's publicly disputed the official narrative of events. The incident was later highlighted in a podcast focusing on the use of lethal force by the NYPD. There have been no public reports of any arrests or charges being filed against the officers involved in the shooting.
