Police shoot man who lunged at them with machete in Queens WABC Share: MASPETH, Queens (WABC) -- Police shot a man who they say lunged at them with a machete in Queens on Friday night. Officers were called to a home 64th St and 55th Avenue in Maspeth around 6 p.m. because the man had a knife. Below is a picture of the knife the male had. pic.twitter.com/X108ZYyM6j— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) January 9, 2021 This was the third time that police were called to in the past week - including one just before 11 a.m. on Friday.