Off-duty officers on Staten Island killed a man in a police-involved shooting on Friday night after he pointed an imitation firearm at them, NYPD sources said.

According to NYPD Assistant Chief Melissa Eger, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Staten Island, the fatal shooting occurred at around 8:02 p.m. on Aug. 15 in Great Kills.

Police initially received a 911 call reporting a man holding a gun in the back of Andrew’s Diner, located at 4160 Hylan Blvd. However, after staff spotted the weapon, he took off from the location.

Seconds later, police reported, the suspect ran into two off-duty officers on Williams Avenue.

“The officers gave multiple verbal commands for the male to remove his hands from the firearm and to put the firearm down. But he did not comply and pointed the firearm

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