Police: Man shot after striking officer, 4 others with hammer in New York City is arrested
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Medical technicians tend to David Baril, who was shot and wounded by police after he pulled a hammer from a bag and lunged at officers who approached him on the street near New York's Penn Station on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Baril, 30, is suspected of attacking four people with a hammer earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Raj Mathura) (The Associated Press)
Police say a man suspected of randomly attacking four people with a hammer has been arrested after he struck a New York officer with the tool and was shot.
The New York Police Department said Thursday that 30-year-old David Baril of the Bronx faces assault and weapon charges.
Baril remains in critical but stable condition. He was shot at least twice.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say surveillance video shows Baril lunging at the officer with a hammer Wednesday, striking her at least three times. Her partner shot him.
Police say he struck four other people with a hammer Monday.
Manhattan Chief of Detectives Bill Aubry says Baril has a history of paranoia and schizophrenia and voluntarily left a mental institution in December.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information on his attorney was not immediately available.