Cops shot a gun-wielding madman when he refused to drop his weapon outside a Queens home after a \u201clarge fiery explosion\u201d on Saturday \u2014 and then discovered two of his family members dead inside, police said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The NYPD responded to Ocean Crest Boulevard near Hartman Lane in Far Rockaway around noon after receiving a 911 call of shots fired inside the home, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe caller stated that her husband was armed and had a history with mental illness,\u201d Assistant Chief Christopher McIntosh said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired at a home in Far Rockaway on Saturday, cops said. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n
A \u201clarge fiery explosion\u201d occurred as police were about to enter the house. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
The wife also told 911 that her 33-year-old husband, Kegan Thomas, \u201ckilled them,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When police arrived, the wife was outside and told them she heard gunshots \u201cand when she walked into the room she saw a body on the bed,\u201d McIntosh said, adding that she immediately ran out of the building and called 911.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, she told responding officers to be careful because her husband has a shotgun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
By 12:15 p.m., cops had called in the NYPD\u2019s Emergency Services Unit. As they were about to forcefully enter the home, \u201ca large fiery explosion erupted from the house,\u201d according to McIntosh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The gunman, who was clad in a bulletproof vest with additional ammunition in it and wielding a shotgun, emerged from the house and confronted cops, the sources said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The suspect was shot by multiple officers after refusing \u201cnumerous commands to drop the shotgun,\u201d a police source said.<\/p>\n
When police arrived the house was on fire and they were confronted by a shotgun-wielding maniac, according to cops. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n
The shotgun that suspect Kegan Thomas was wielding. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers issued numerous verbal commands for the subject to put his hands up so he could drop the weapon,\u201d McIntosh said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter failing to comply with repeat commands to put his hands up and still armed (with) the shotgun, officers discharged their weapons and struck the subject.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police discovered two bodies with bullet wounds inside the home \u2014 who were believed to be the man\u2019s mother-in-law and sister-in-law, sources told The Post.<\/p>\n
Firefighters and NYPD officers investigating the crime scene in Far Rockaway, Queens. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n
The man was shot by multiple officers after ignoring commands to drop the gun, police sources said. Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n
The suspect was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition and was undergoing surgery, the sources said. He has no criminal record or mental health history with the NYPD, according to McIntosh.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, it cannot be overstated that the bravery of the officers who responded today \u2026 they ran toward the danger with no hesitation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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