New York police kill man who tried to climb the Brooklyn Bridge

New York police have fatally shot a man after he attempted to climb the Brooklyn Bridge.

Officials said at a press conference that they were called to the scene shortly before 3:30am on Friday morning to reports of a man walking on the beams of the bridge.

Officers clipped to bridge had tried to talk man, who was holding a knife, into coming down safely, officials say New York City police shot and killed a man on Friday morning after he climbed on to the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge and approached officers with a knife extended,…