Armed man in tactical vest emerges from exploding Queens home before being shot by NYPD officers; 2 found dead

An equipped fishy wearing tactical cogwheel emerged from a Queens location moments aft a fiery detonation erupted Saturday arsenic New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers responded to a 911 telephone for shots fired and a man yelling, "kill them, termination them."

Keegan Thompson, 33, was changeable by constabulary and arrested pursuing nan explosion, according to NYPD Assistant Chief Christopher McIntosh. Authorities later discovered 2 dormant family members wrong nan home.

Officers responded conscionable aft 12 p.m. section clip to a location connected Ocean Crest Boulevard successful Far Rockaway aft nan caller reported her hubby was armed, McIntosh said.

When constabulary arrived, they encountered a female extracurricular nan location who said she had heard gunshots, entered a room and recovered a assemblage lying connected a furniture earlier leaving nan location and calling 911. She besides warned officers that her hubby had a shotgun, officials said.

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Family members and neighbors stitchery adjacent an FDNY ambulance arsenic emergency responders analyse a shooting, detonation and police-involved shooting astatine a location successful nan Far Rockaway vicinity of Queens, N.Y., connected Saturday. (Peter Gerber)

Officers established a perimeter, requested nan NYPD Emergency Service Unit (ESU) and many times attempted to interaction nan suspect, but were incapable to found communication.

At astir 12:15 p.m., arsenic ESU officers prepared to enter, a large explosion erupted from wrong nan home, McIntosh said.

Fifteen to 20 seconds later, nan fishy emerged from nan burning location carrying a shotgun while wearing a tactical vest loaded pinch further ammunition.

Officers many times ordered nan fishy to raise his hands and driblet nan weapon, constabulary said. When he grounded to comply and continued holding nan shotgun, an serviceman fired, striking him.

He was taken into custody, and officers rendered assistance earlier he was taken to Jamaica Hospital, wherever he remains successful captious but unchangeable condition.

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McIntosh said Thompson has nary criminal history aliases history of intelligence unwellness documented by nan NYPD.

Officers later recovered two dormant family members wrong nan home. The victims person not been identified, and investigators are moving to find their causes of death.

As flames engulfed nan house, responding officers evacuated neighboring homes to protect adjacent residents.

Investigators person not wished what caused nan explosion. When asked whether explosives were involved, McIntosh said nan investigation remains ongoing.

FILE - The NYPD said nan incident remains nether investigation and has not yet identified nan 2 victims recovered dormant wrong nan home. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The shooting was captured connected officers' body-worn cameras and is being investigated by nan NYPD's Force Investigation Division.

"The bravery of nan officers who responded coming cannot beryllium overstated," McIntosh said. "They responded to a 911 telephone not knowing what was waiting for them, and they ran toward nan threat pinch nary hesitation."