Jabez Chakraborty<\/a>, of Briarwood, on charges of first-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\nChakraborty \u2014 who had been on a ventilator, at one point, while hospitalized after the shooting \u2014 was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Justice Jessica Earle-Gargan, who ordered him to return to court on March 11. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n
District Attorney Katz said that, according to the charges and investigation, on Jan. 26 at approximately 10:25 a.m., a 911 call was placed by one of Chakraborty\u2019s relatives reporting that he was throwing glass inside the family home.<\/p>\n
When two NYPD officers arrived and were let inside, they saw Chakraborty in the kitchen, according to prosecutors and body-cam footage released earlier this month. He then grabbed a large knife and started walking toward them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe defendant allegedly advanced toward the officer and changed his grip on the knife to flip the blade upside down while winding his right arm back,\u201d the district attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
When an officer backed up and closed a door separating the home\u2019s foyer from the living room, Chakraborty allegedly opened the foyer door and continued toward the officer, who fired four times at him. The officer instructed Chakraborty to put the knife down at least eight times before discharging his firearm, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n
Chakraborty was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he has been receiving treatment since the incident.
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Jabez Chakraborty was shot at his Briarwood, Queens home on Jan. 26, after his family called 911 seeking an ambulance for their son, who they say was in emotional distress.Photo Provided by Chakraborty Family\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAs alleged, the defendant tried to attack a police officer while holding a large knife, ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, and then forcibly pushed through a door the officer was using as a shield to protect himself,\u201d Katz said in the release.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officer then discharged his weapon and hit Jabez Chakraborty four times. As prosecutors, we are duty-bound to follow the facts, evidence and circumstances where they lead us, including in cases that have a mental health component. These decisions, however, must be thoughtful, deliberative and based on the expertise of mental health professionals. Dispositions can take vastly different forms, and I will use the resources of my office to address the unique needs in this case while upholding my responsibility to keep this borough safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Advocates fume over indictment<\/p>\n
The Legal Aid Society, which is representing Chakraborty, said he has no prior criminal convictions and was shot multiple times after his family requested medical help.<\/p>\n
\u201cJabez Chakraborty, who has no prior criminal convictions, was shot multiple times by NYPD officers and is now fighting to recover,\u201d the organization said in a statement. \u201cHis family requested an ambulance, seeking trained medical responders.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group said Chakraborty underwent multiple surgeries, was placed on a ventilator and remains hospitalized. It added that he has been shackled to his bed and under constant police supervision while drifting in and out of consciousness.<\/p>\n
In its statement, the Legal Aid Society also alleged that officers questioned family members about their immigration status, seized their phones and passwords, and held them at a precinct for hours without clear information about Chakraborty\u2019s condition. Police officials have not publicly responded to those claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cFull discovery from the District Attorney\u2019s office is still pending and will be carefully reviewed. Like every New Yorker represented by our office, Mr. Chakraborty will receive a robust and vigorous defense,\u201d Legal Aid said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to Friday\u2019s arraignment, Mayor Mamdani said he had not spoken directly with the district attorney but expressed sympathy for the family and questioned the decision to prosecute.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo family should have to endure this kind of pain,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cWhat they need right now is care, dignity, and support.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The mayor said Chakraborty \u201cshould not be prosecuted\u201d and instead should be receiving mental health treatment.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHis handcuffs should be removed, and he should be receiving the care that he needs,\u201d Mamdani said. \u201cMoments like this lay bare what so many New Yorkers already know \u2014 that our city must build a mental health response rooted in prevention, compassion and crisis care.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NYPD released on Feb. 4 the body camera footage from the controversial Queens police shooting last month…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[53305,36610,9,24,63,20873,122,56861,124,123],"class_list":["post-133012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-jabez-chakraborty","tag-mayor-mamdani","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-police-shooting","tag-queens","tag-queens-da-melinda-katz","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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