NYC mayor: Police shooting of 66-year-old woman 'unacceptable'

Thursday, October 20, 2016

NEW YORK -- New York City's mayor castigated a police sergeant Wednesday for fatally shooting a mentally ill, 66-year-old woman brandishing a baseball bat, saying her "tragic" and "unacceptable" death resulted from failure to follow basic policies.

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