An officer-involved shooting in Newburgh, New York, that left a man dead and an officer injured sparked a riot in the city as people took to the streets to protest the death.
The Orange County District Attorney's Office said in a press release that officers wanted to question the man in connection to a shooting on Thursday when a struggle ensued. The man then pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers, District Attorney David Hoovler said.
"A review of body-worn cameras and street cameras shows that when officers approached the man, he displayed a silver handgun and began fighting with officers, striking one of the officers in the head with a handgun," the press release states."During the encounter the man discharged the pistol and City of Newburgh police officers fired their weapons."The man died at a hospital in Newburgh, about 60 miles north of Manhattan.
The prosecutor's office and the police department released images from a body-worn camera that shows the man holding what appears to be a gun as three officers surround him. At least one officer has his weapon drawn. Hoovler said he normally does not release body-camera images this early in the investigation, but did so"to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the investigation."Times Herald-RecordHoovler said there will be two investigations conducted into the shooting; one before a grand jury and another by the District Attorney's Office.
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