A man was shot and killed by a Long Island Police Officer on Thursday night

A man was shot and killed by a Long Island Police Officer on Thursday night

PManorville, NY- A man was shot and killed by a Police Officer on Long Island.  Officials in Suffolk say on Thursday night May 20th, they received a call about a ,”suspicious person laying in the back seat of a parked vehicle”, in front of 67 Bauer Ave in Manorville.  Police say an officer from the Seventh Precinct arrived at the scene at approximately 10:45 p.m., and got into a confrontation with the victim and fired his weapon.  Police say a knife was recovered from the unidentified man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.   The investigation is ongoing.

 

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Photo: A Suffolk County Police vehicle sits parked outside Police Headquarters in Yaphank, NY.  Photo by Suffolk County Police Public Information Office 2020.