State Police ID Putnam Sheriff's Deputies Involved In Shooting

SOUTHEAST, NY — The New York State Police have released the names of the responding members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office who shot a man Jan. 10 during an alleged violent abduction as Senior Investigator Randel Hill and Deputy Shane Haley.

Last week they identified the man shot as Christopher T. Torres, 34, of Carmel.

According to the preliminary investigation, a call reporting domestic violence and an apparent abduction came into Kent town police at 9:45 a.m. The information described a vehicle with a suspect and victim, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office spokesman told Patch. Sheriff’s deputies who were assisting Kent police located the car in the adjacent town of Southeast, on Fields Corner Road near Pugsley Road. They saw a man stabbing a woman with a knife.

The two deputies fired their weapons at the man, according to the attorney general's office. Subsequent life-saving efforts were unsuccessful, police said.

Investigators recovered a knife at the scene.

The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition with multiple stab wounds. She was in stable condition as of Friday, state police said.

SEE:

• NY AG's Office Opens Probe Into Officer-Involved Shooting In Southeast
• State Police ID Man Killed By Deputies Responding To Abduction Report
• Man Wielding Knife Killed By Officer In Southeast: Police