17-Year-Old Killed In Officer Involved Shooting In Jamesville
Tragically, a 17-year-old Jamesville man is dead following an officer involved shooting. The events leading up to the shooting incident stem from a mental health crisis. State Police and several other agencies initially responded to the scene.
New York State Police say the incident happened on Apulia Road near Coye Road in Jamesville just after 12 p.m. Collectively, the Onondaga County Sheriff s Office, the Town of DeWitt Police Department and the State Police responded.
Officials say when law enforcement arrived on scene, they were instructed to assist the St. Joseph s Comprehensive Psychiatric Mobile Crisis Outreach Team in dealing with the 17-year-old patient who was being uncooperative. State Police say when officers arrived, the male suspect fled the scene. The young man was armed with appeared to be a handgun.
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