tldr: he had hit a parking lot attendant twice in the head with the stick earlier. The police tried using less lethal methods but failed to accomplish anything with that and so sent the dog. The headline says he had a knife but it’s not mentioned anywhere in the body of the story.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/k-9-attacks-knifeman-who-slashed-innocent-man-with-sawn-off-cane/
tldr: he had hit a parking lot attendant twice in the head with the stick earlier. The police tried using less lethal methods but failed to accomplish anything with that and so sent the dog. The headline says he had a knife but it’s not mentioned anywhere in the body of the story.