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Officer Suffers Head Injury, Man Shot During Incident In Westchester, Police Say Officer Suffers Head Injury, Man Shot During Incident In Westchester, Police Say
Officer Suffers Head Injury, Man Shot During Incident In Westchester, Police Say A man was shot and a police officer injured during an alleged suicide-by-cop confrontation in an apartment building in Westchester County, authorities said. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 17 in Yonkers. Five Yonkers PD officers responded to an apartment building at 52 Main St. for a 911 report of a man waving a gun on the third floor threatening people, Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said. When officers arrived, gunshots were exchanged and the 24-year-old suspect was shot once in the calf, Mueller said. According to Yonkers Police, when initial contact w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police In Westchester De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation Police In Westchester De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation
Police In Westchester De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation Quick-thinking police officers in Northern Westchester helped avoid a potentially tragic situation over the weekend, talking down an airsoft gun-wielding minor who attempted to potentially die via “suicide by cop,” officials said. On Saturday, July 3, four officers and two sergeants from the Ossining Police Department responded to a call of a juvenile who was armed with a weapon and seeking to harm himself, the department announced. According to officials, the information they received indicated that the minor was considering what has been referred to as “suicide by cop,” where a person int…

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by Zak Failla