- Two police officers are dead after a shooting outside Syracuse Sunday night.
- Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said one person in the home was injured while another was taken into custody.
- Sheriff Shelley also confirmed that Syracuse deputies had been investigating a vehicle theft in the city when the shooting occurred.
A police officer and a sheriff’s deputy died after a shooting in upstate New York on Sunday night.
The incident took place near Darien Drive in Salina, outside Syracuse, where officers had been responding to reports of a stolen vehicle.
While investigating, shots were fired and a Syracuse officer was injured, as well as another Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputy.
Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said one person in the home was injured while another was taken into custody.
Sheriff Shelley said the two officers were in critical condition, and sources have since said Siracusa.com that both have died.
Two police officers are dead after a shooting outside Syracuse Sunday night.
Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said one person in the home was injured while another was taken into custody.
The incident took place near Darien Drive in Salina, just outside of Syracuse, as seen here, where officers had been responding to reports of a stolen vehicle.
Sheriff Shelley also confirmed that Syracuse deputies had been investigating a vehicle theft in the city.
Images taken from the scene show a large police presence on the street after the incident.
An officer call had gone out shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, according to dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center.
Shortly after, the outlet reported that a vehicle was seen taking people to Upstate University Hospital.
Local media reported that a command center was set up while police inspected the area, while a helicopter was also placed in the air.
Brian Fagan told Syracuse.com that he heard a car tearing through the streets and flew by his house with five police cars behind it.
Fagan said tires screeched as the vehicles came to a stop before four of five gunshots were heard.
Local media reported that a command center was set up while police inspected the area, while a helicopter was also put into the air.
Sheriff Shelley said updates on the incident would be provided on Monday and said there was no direct threat to the community.
Large numbers of police officers from across central New York gathered outside Upstate University Hospital, where the officers had been taken.
He said, “I’m looking out the window now and there are probably 30 to 40 state police and sheriff’s deputies on my street.”
Fagan also told the outlet that a county 911 system alerted him to shelter in place after the incident.
Sheriff Shelley said updates on the incident would be provided on Monday and said there was no direct threat to the community.
Meanwhile, large numbers of police officers from across central New York gathered outside Upstate University Hospital, where they had been transferred.