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State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting Involving
State Police Member in Carthage
Published: November 11, 2026
at 07:30 p.m.
By: Press Release from New York State Police
State Police investigate fatal shooting involving
State Police member in Carthage
On November 11, 2026, at approximately 1:51 p.m., New York State Police
attempted to stop a vehicle on West Street in the village of Carthage to
apprehend a man wanted on a Lewis County bench warrant in connection with a
charge of Rape in the First Degree, a class B felony. Members of the State
Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) assisted in the
operation.
During the
encounter, the man pointed a handgun at a State Police investigator and did
not comply with verbal commands to disarm. A State Police member fired
their Division-issued firearm, striking the man.
No State Police members were injured.
State Police
members immediately rendered medical aid. The man was transported to
Carthage Area Hospital in critical condition and later died.
The New York
State Attorney General’s Office was notified of the incident.
The investigation
remains ongoing.
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