webfact Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Cops: Shot suspect in hammer attacks has history of paranoiaBy KAREN MATTHEWS and COLLEEN LONGNEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and wounded by a police officer after he pulled out a hammer and struck a second officer has a history of mental illness.Thirty-year-old David Baril was in critical but stable condition Wednesday after he was shot at least twice by an officer. Surveillance video shows Baril lunging at an officer, with a hammer striking her at least three times. She falls to the ground as her partner fires on Baril.Manhattan Chief of Detectives Bill Aubry says Baril has a history of paranoia and schizophrenia and voluntarily left a mental institution in December.Baril has no recent address.Police Commissioner William Bratton commended the officers.Baril is suspected of attacking four people with a hammer earlier in the week.-- (c) Associated Press 2015-05-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 'bullet time' beats 'hammer time' every time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I said 'drop the hammer' (the one the perp is holding not the one on your pistol!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Really need some sort of hammer control legislation. Any whacko can get their hands on these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookee68 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I havn't heard of any riots, so he must have been a white guy, or a nobody man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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