The mother of the knife-wielding Brooklyn man shot dead by police on Friday blasted the cops who came to protect her.
“They didn’t just kill my son, they killed our whole family,” 54-year-old Liliya Pilipenko told The Post on Saturday. “Why shoot him? If you want to shoot, go to Iraq.”
Cops were called to her home twice Friday afternoon because 28-year-old Denis Volchkin was drunk, belligerent, and arguing with his mother, neighbors said.
When cops entered the home a second time, Volchkin lunged towards them with two knives while refusing orders to put the weapons down, police said. Cops responded by shooting him in the chest, police said.
“I stayed [in the basement] and heard shots,” his mom said. “At least they [could have] shot in the leg or arm.”
The distraught mom said cops should have shown restraint with her son — who police said had a lengthy arrest record, mostly for DWIs and drug possession.
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