Armed teenager fatally shot by a State Trooper after he tried to stab the trooper with a knife
By: New York State Attorney General Letitia James released body camera video Monday morning of a deadly encounter involving a state trooper and a teenager last fall in Ontario County.
Police said Trooper Adam Latulipe responded to a home on State Route 64 in East Bloomfield Nov. 15 to investigate an anonymous tip received by the Department of Homeland Security alleging someone at the home was talking about killing someone.
Latulipe began to interview the 17-year-old boy on a side porch, but police said the teen immediately pulled a knife and lunged toward the trooper, causing both of them to fall to the ground. The suspect allegedly charged at Latulipe with the knife in his hand, prompting the trooper to shoot the suspect.
Body camera video that runs 2 minutes, 11 seconds shows the shooting happened just over 1 minute after someone answered the door at the home.
The video, which blurred the faces of those seen on camera, appears to show the teen stepping out onto the porch nearly 1 minute after someone answered the door when police arrived.
The trooper asked the teen to take his hand out of his pocket. The teen appeared to use both hands to pull something out of his pocket.
Someone can be heard yelling "What the f—" as a struggle ensued in the front yard. Shots can be heard within 8 seconds of the teen reaching for his pocket.
The trooper then called for backup and ordered the teen not to move. Someone from the home can be heard asking what the trooper shot the teen with. The trooper responded, "He tried to stab me."
The same voice from the home asked the same question again, with the trooper responding, "Ma'am, stay right there."
The voice then asked the trooper if an ambulance was needed. The trooper responded that EMS is coming, before the video ends.
Police recovered a knife at the scene, according to James.