Man shot, killed by NYPD known throughout his Brooklyn neighborhood - NYC under Warren Wilhelm Jr. / DeBlasio

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The man who was shot and killed by police in Brooklyn Friday has been identified as Kwesi Ashun, a man with a history of mental illness who is known throughout his neighborhood for selling T-shirts.

One of the two NYPD officers involved in the confrontation with 33-year-old Ashun remained in a medically induced coma Saturday morning.

Police said the scenario played out around 5:00 p.m. at Gold Mine Nail Salon near Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sutter Avenue in Brownsville as police tried to arrest a man who urinated in the middle of the salon.

Workers had flagged down police who were driving nearby, and as police attempted to place the disorderly man under arrest, Ashun entered the business and interfered.

Police said he hit one of the cops in the head with a metal chair. The officers then tried to use a Taser on
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