Watch Deadly Clash with Gunman Outside N.Y. State Police Barracks
Body camera footage captured a 69-year-old man with a rifle opening fire on New York State Police barracks in Malta before he was fatally shot by troopers.
The gunfight, which left a 69-year-old gunman dead, happened shortly after 1:40 p.m. on April 8 at the police barracks in Malta. An man armed with a rifle—later identified as David M. Levine—fired several rounds at the outpost, and troopers exited the side of the building to confront him.
In the body camera footage released by the New York State Attorney General’s Office, syracuse.com reports, a trooper orders Levin to drop his weapon, but the gunman refuses.
A 69-year-old man with a high-powered rifle drove up to the New York State Police barracks in Malta and began firing before he was fatally shot by troopers.
"No, shoot me," he's heard telling troopers in the footage.
Troopers continued to try to get Levin to drop his gun and surrender, and he continued to refuse. Finally, Levine raised his weapon at a trooper, who fatally shot him.
In the footage, Levine is handcuffed, and he is rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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