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- Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz charged Jabez Chakraborty with attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon after he was shot by police on January 26.
- Jabez Chakraborty is a 22-year-old man with schizophrenia, and his family called 911 for medical assistance, not police intervention.
- Chakraborty appeared virtually from the hospital during arraignment, while Mayor Zohran Mamdani opposed the charges, arguing he should receive care and not face further consequences.
