A suspected kidnapper was shot dead by New York Police Department (NYPD) officers after allegedly ramming his van into a police roadblock and several vehicles during a chase on the Belt Parkway in New York on Saturday night.According to the New York Post, the incident began after police received information about a possible abduction involving a young child who was reportedly heard screaming inside a cargo van with New Jersey licence plates.Officers spotted the white van near Exit 8 and attempted to stop it. However, the driver refused to pull over and continued eastbound on the Belt Parkway at around 7.30 pm, sources told the New York Post.An officer moved ahead of the van and set up a roadblock to stop it. The driver allegedly rammed into police and civilian vehicles, prompting officers to take further action.Police smashed the van’s windows and used a Taser on the suspect, described as a Black man in his thirties. When those attempts failed to stop him, officers opened fire, fatally shooting the driver.However, police found no child inside the van, according to sources cited by the New York Post.The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was taken to NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead at around 8 pm.The incident caused major traffic disruption on the Belt Parkway, with authorities shutting down both sides of the highway to investigate.Several damaged vehicles were seen scattered along the road after the collision. Police questioned the drivers of the affected vehicles as witnesses.