In Cobble Hill:

From New York 1: A man was shot and killed by police Saturday morning after he held two women at knife point in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill.

Police say they arrived on Smith Street to find the man holding a knife to a woman’s neck. The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon, but he cut the back of the woman’s neck and took off.

He then ran to a nearby supermarket where investigators say he took another female hostage.
The officers told him again to drop the knife and when he didn’t, police say an officer shot him once in the neck. He died at the hospital a short time later.

"He held a knife to her throat, and he kept saying ‘I’m going to kill her, I’m going to kill her.’ He then crouched down with the woman. Police officers fired one round, striking this individual. He was removed to the hospital where he expired," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.

Both of his victims were also taken to the hospital. Their condition is described as stable.

Police say the suspect was released from a hospital Friday after being treated for a psychological disorder.

His name has not been released

In Windsor Terrace:

From Park Slope Parents: Last night a man was robbed at gunpoint in front of our house on Reeve Place between Prospect Park Southwest and Prospect Ave. It was around 9 pm. The victim managed to grab the gun at his head but was then beaten with it before the two young male suspects took off down Sherman Street towards Greenwood Ave.The victim, a middle aged man, was walking down Reeve while talking on his cellphone when he was accosted. He is okay but minus his wallet.Last night a man was robbed at gunpoint in front of our house on Reeve Place between Prospect Park Southwest and Prospect Ave. It was around 9 pm. The victim managed to grab the gun at his head but was then beaten with it before the two young male suspects took off down Sherman Street towards Greenwood Ave.The victim, a middle aged man, was walking down Reeve while talking on his cellphone when he was accosted. He is okay but minus his wallet.My husband called 911 when he heard the scuffle outside our door. Luckily, he did not open the door while the men were there but rather while they were running away.  Our daughters were inside with him – ten feet  and one closed door away from the men with the gun.Please be careful. We live in such a wonderful neighborhood and I know that I am guilty of forgetting that we do live in one of the largest cities in the world.