Man Shot By Police At Naugatuck Park Released From Hospital, Arrested: PD

NAUGATUCK, CT — A man armed with a knife who was shot by two Naugatuck police officers at a park in town last month was released from a hospital and arrested earlier this week, according to police.

In a news release, police said Kyle O'Creene, 24, was arrested Tuesday after being discharged from Waterbury Hospital and arraigned in court later that day.

He was charged with attempted assault on a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment.

According to police, officers received a report April 25 around 9 a.m. of a man with a knife acting erratically at Baummer's Pond Park.

When officers responded to the park, located on Mill Street, they found O'Creene near a picnic table holding a knife, police said.

O'Creene then stood up and moved toward the officers, ignoring multiple commands to drop the knife. Officers initially tried to subdue O'Creene with a taser, however the taser's deployment was unsuccessful, according to police.

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When O'Creene continued to move toward the officers with the knife, officers Crystal Hudson and Joseph Palhete discharged their handguns, striking and wounding O'Creene, police said.

Officers in the area immediately provided medical aid to O'Creene, who was ultimately taken to Waterbury Hospital for treatment.

Police also noted the Officer of the Inspector General's investigation into the officer-involved shooting is still ongoing as of Wednesday.