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New York State Trooper Killed By Suicidal School Principal
Neighbors were told to lock their doors early Monday morning after a suicidal man with a gun was reported in Erwin, New York.
By Lanning Taliaferro, Patch Staff |
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ERWIN, NY — Nicholas F. Clark, 29, was a stellar trooper with an extraordinary record and his whole life before him. Accomplished and athletic, he wanted to do one thing — help people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday afternoon at state police barracks in Painted Post, New York.
Clark was shot dead by a suicidal school principal in the town of Erwin, right outside Corning, early Monday.
"Thirteen troopers lost in five years," Cuomo said. "It's just sad and painful. We know the danger you put yourself in every day, the fear that is in your family's heart. And we truly appreciate the risk you take to keep our families safe."
Flags on all state government buildings will be flown at half-staff until Clark's interment.
Clark, the Stueben County Sheriff's Office and the Corning Police Department responded at 3:30 a.m. to a call about a suicidal man barricaded at a residence at 10041 Welch Road in Erwin.
Responding officers had put up a cordon around the house, Fiore said.
When Clark was hit by gunfire, a deputy sheriff put his own life in danger to pull him to safety, Cuomo said.
NYSP First Deputy Superintendent Chris Fiore identified the shooter as 43-year-old Steven Kiley. There was no communication with Kiley, who was later found dead of an apparent gunshot wound.
Kiley had been the principal at Bradford Central School, a K-12 school in Bradford, New York. His name and photo have been deleted from the school's website.
Clark was from Troupsburg, NY. A graduate of Alfred University, he was an outstanding athlete, winning state wrestling championships in high school, playing college football and trying out for the Buffalo Bills.
He graduated from the 203rd session of the Basic School on Sept. 3, 2015, and was originally assigned to Ithaca and Auburn before receiving his current assignment at Bath. He is survived by his mother, father and brother.
The incident remains under investigation.
@nyspolice confirm with @news10nbc this is #SteveKiley who shot and killed Trooper Clark early Monday in #Corning pic.twitter.com/l64CmSsvhe
— beth cefalu (@whec_bcefalu) July 2, 2018
UPDATE: New York State Police Superintendent George Beach issued a statement about the line-of-duty death of State Trooper Nicholas Clark. He, along with other state troopers and members of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, responded to a domestic dispute with a person barricaded inside a home early Monday, Beach said.
Nick Clark, a proud member of the Long Gray Line with the New York Starr Police has died. Shot responding to a domestic violence call in Corning. He was in camp wth the @buffalobills and a state champion wrestler at Canisteo-Greenwood and all-American linebacker at @alfredu pic.twitter.com/Rezzjvd9Dn
— John Anderson (@23Johnanderson) July 2, 2018
A procession of state police has ended here after a trooper from Troop E was killed in Corning this morning. pic.twitter.com/GNROGw6Q88
— Amy Hogan (@AmyHoganTV) July 2, 2018
SEE: Services Set For Trooper Nicholas Clark
Lead photo: Trooper Nicholas F. Clark/ NYSP
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