PRESS RELEASE
On July 24, 2020 at approximately 4:04 p.m., the New York
State Police, Tioga County Sheriff’s Deputies and an officer from the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation responded to report of a
domestic dispute at a residence on Chamberlain Road in the town of Newark
Valley.
A male at the residence reportedly fired at least one shot
prior to the arrival of police.
Responding police verbally engaged the suspect, who failed to comply
with orders to drop a shotgun. The
suspect then approached the officers, while pointing the shotgun in their
direction and was subsequently shot by a member of the New York State
Police. The male was transported to UHS
Wilson Medical Center by Maine Emergency Squad where he is in serious
condition.
The incident is currently under investigation.
