State Police-Involved Shooting Death Under Investigation

MONTGOMERY, NY — A police involved shooting is under investigation in Orange County. State police said the incident occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday on I-84.

Troopers responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on the interstate near exit 5A, police said.

When they arrived on the scene, another call was received about someone walking along the westbound shoulder of I-84, near exit 5.

The troopers left the disabled vehicle to check the report of a person walking on the interstate, and when they found the person, one trooper got out of his vehicle and started talking to him.

The other trooper drove the vehicle beside them.

Police said that the preliminary investigation found that the man was not cooperative with the troopers and refused to comply with commands several times.

When he moved to try to get in the troopers' car, one of the troopers fired his division-issued firearm and struck him, police said.

Assistance was called for immediately, and the man, whose name is not being released at this time, was treated at the scene.

He was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center where he died, police said.

During the investigation, I-84 was shut down, but has since reopened to traffic.

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