In Highland Mills, New York, a suspect involved in a stabbing at a Brooklyn laundromat was shot and killed by state troopers following a car crash involving a stolen vehicle, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as Ali Ali, had allegedly stabbed a laundromat worker multiple times in the face and neck in the Bath Beach neighborhood. The victim was reported to be in stable condition after the attack, as per a statement from the New York City police, along with a surveillance image of the assailant. The laundromat’s owner revealed to NBC New York that the attacker had been upset because his laundry was not prepared.
Two days later, Ali was driving a stolen car when state troopers initiated a pursuit that concluded with a crash and subsequent fire on the New York State Thruway. Following the crash, Ali fled the scene on foot and was captured on a trail camera in Highland Mills, situated in Orange County, mentioned state police in a news release.
State troopers managed to locate Ali in a densely wooded area, leading to a confrontation during which at least one trooper discharged a firearm, resulting in Ali’s death, the state police confirmed. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
