Bangladeshi youth shot dead in New York

A 19-year-old Bangladeshi youth has died after he was shot by an NYPD officer in Queens.

Authorities say the shooting happened just after 1:30pm on Wednesday near 103rd Street and 101st Avenue in Ozone Park.

The NYPD officers responded to a 9-1-1 call Win Rozario placed on himself, saying that he was experiencing a mental crisis.

As the officers arrived on the scene, they went to the second-floor apartment where Rozario was and attempted to take him into custody.

That is when police say Rozario pulled a pair of scissors out of a drawer and came at the officers.

Both officers deployed their tasers, which briefly stopped the suspect, but Rozario's mother attempted to aid him, knocking the tasers out of his body.

Police say Rozario picked up the scissors and came at the officers again, and the officers discharged their firearms, striking the youth.

After that, when he was taken to the hospital, the doctor declared him dead.

The victim's father alleged that his innocent son was killed by the police.

According to the police, the deceased youth was a drug addict and mentally disturbed.

In response to the shooting, Communities United for Police Reform issued a statement demanding the NYPD be removed from mental health responses.