NYPD shoots knife attacker wanted in three murder investigations

New York police shot dead a suspect armed with a knife in Brooklyn on Friday. The man is suspected of having committed three murders.

Officers from the Brooklyn Warrant Squad were attempting to arrest Vilmond Jean-Baptiste, 38, on Friday night when he allegedly attacked them with a knife, police said. Police said they found Baptiste fully clothed hiding in a bathtub during a search of a Brooklyn apartment.

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey says officers asked Baptiste to get out of the bathtub and noticed he was holding a knife. Police ordered him to drop the weapon, but instead he walked toward officers, police said.

An officer attempted to stop Baptiste with a taser, but police said it was ineffective. According to Maddrey, at least three officers then opened fire on Baptiste. Paramedics took him to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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A crowd soon gathered around the scene as police pushed Baptiste into an ambulance. A man was heard shouting, “He shot my brother. He killed my brother for nothing,” according to the New York Daily News.

Footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows a crowd shouting and throwing objects at police.

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Baptiste was wanted in connection with three murders. One case involved a 54-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man whose bodies were found in the city in July. Both victims had been stabbed to death.

Another case involved 66-year-old Claudette Jones, who was found stabbed to death in her apartment in late August.

A crowd gathered at the crime scene after police shot Baptiste. (Peter Gerber) (Fox News)

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Chief of Criminal Investigation Joseph Kenny told the Daily Mail that Baptiste had a romantic relationship with both female victims.

Johnny Jean-Baptiste, 44, the suspect's older brother, said the couple's mother was at home when police shot him, according to the Daily News.

A passerby shouts at the police at the crime scene. (Peter Gerber)

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“My brother didn't have a gun,” the older brother said. “They could have handled him differently. I want to see the body camera to see what really happened.”

When asked about the murder cases in which Baptiste was suspected, his brother reportedly replied: “Nobody is perfect.”