Emilson Ordonez-Vanegaz Shot By Suffolk Police: DA
A knife-wielding man was shot dead while lunging at a stabbing victim, and two Suffolk County police officers were hospitalized during the chaos, authorities announced on Sunday, July 13.
A Suffolk County Police vehicle.
Officers from the Sixth Precinct were called to the rear of 2505 Middle Country Road in Centereach at 8:48 a.m. for a disturbance involving a weapon, according to Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina.
At the scene, officers found a 44-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck. As the victim was being treated, Emilson Yoan Ordonez-Vanegaz, 29, came out of a nearby wooded area with a knife raised over his head, yelling and charging at the wounded man.
One officer fired at Ordonez-Vanegaz, striking him. He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Ordonez-Vanegaz was homeless, according to the police.
Two officers were transported to a local hospital for tinnitus, a hearing-related condition possibly caused during the incident.
The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad, Internal Affairs Bureau, and the New York State Attorney General’s Office are all investigating.
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