Police officers shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself with two others on the eighth floor of New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital on Thursday evening.

The shooting at a Brooklyn hospital came amid contract talks with nurses, who are calling for better safety measures.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City). NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital was formed in 1998 with the merger of The New York Hospital and The PresbyterianHospital. Both of its founding hospitals have pioneered important medical services and innovations.

The New York State Nurses Association has reached a tentative agreement on their union contract with several hospitals across Queens and New York City, rescinding their 10-day strike notices at seven safety-net hospital locations,

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York City police said.Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a sharp object inside the facility in Brooklyns Park Slope neighbourhood.