Trooper shoots suicidal man in Ulster County

TOWN OF ROCHESTER – A suicidal man who was armed with a gun, behaving erratically and making suicidal threats, was shot by a state trooper in the Town of Rochester on Sunday afternoon after the man refused to comply with verbal commands. The man, who whose name was not made public, was wounded, transported to Ellenville Regional Hospital and later airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where he was reported in critical but stable condition. Troopers had been called to a residence on Berme Road at about 4:45 p.m. for a report of a suicidal man involved in a physical domestic dispute. The man was also reported to have threatened an individual and children with a firearm, that was later identified as a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office assisted State Police at the scene. The investigation is continuing.