29-01-2015 13:27 via myfoxny.com

Machete-wielding man shot by police gets $5,000

A man shot by police after threatening them with a machete has received a $5,000 settlement from New York City. Ruhim Ullah, of Brooklyn, filed a $3 million lawsuit against police even after he pleaded guilty to menacing officers during the 2010 confrontation. Ullah was shot once in the leg by an officer trying to stop him from attacking police with the 18-inch blade.
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