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A man wearing a fencing mask and wielding two swords was shot and killed by officers inside his Long Island home, according to police. A woman who lives nearby said police had been called several times over the past two weeks because A man was behaving erratically. Police said they responded to the home three times on Tuesday alone. When officers entered, they found Alan Weber wearing a fencing mask and holding two swords. Four minutes later, he was shot dead.
NEW YORK — A man wearing a fencing mask and holding two swords was shot and killed by officers inside his home on Long Island, New York, according to police.
Officers were called to a home on Mander Lane in East Northport around 8.30pm after a neighbor reported a disturbance. A woman who lives nearby said police had been called several times over the past two weeks because a man was behaving erratically. Police said they responded to the home three times on Tuesday alone.
When officers entered, they found Alan Weber wearing a fencing mask and carrying two swords. Police said he refused to come out and was screaming as he broke items in the house.
“The officers demanded that he lower his swords. Our subject refused to do so, at which point our officers fired the Taser striking the subject. The Tasers had no effect on our subject, and at that point, he charged at our subject.” another officer who was there at the scene pulled out his firearm and fired several shots,” said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison.
Weber was taken to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Neighbors said Weber had been seen all afternoon rummaging through mailboxes and knocking on doors. Those who knew the 54-year-old man said he suffered from mental illness.
Suffolk County Police said both responding officers had previously received special training in dealing with people with mental health issues. But Tuesday’s incident happened very quickly, according to Harrison, who said it was only four minutes from when officers arrived until shots were fired.
Harrison defended the officer’s actions.
“I was able to review the body cameras this morning and at this time I believe it is a justified shooting,” the commissioner said.
Detectives spent much of Wednesday gathering evidence from the home. An investigation is ongoing.
According to neighbors and his social media profiles, Weber was at one time a fencing champion, which could explain the fencing team at home. Suffolk County police said the state attorney general’s office has been notified about the deadly incident.
2023-10-12 04:38:02
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