Knife-Armed Man Fatally Shot By NYS Trooper

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published April 17, 2019 at 3:37 PM EDT

State police say a 24-year-old man is dead after being shot by a trooper called to investigate a reported overdose at a home in central New York.

Officials say Trooper Robert Annarino responded to a 911 call in the Oneida County town of Lee shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. He was directed to a bedroom where family members said a man was possibly having a seizure.

Annarino found Tyler Johnson face down on the bed with his hand under his chest. As emergency responders started to roll him over, police say Johnson resisted and clutched an 8-inch knife. Police say Johnson lunged at Annarino and the trooper shot him, fearing for his own safety and that of emergency personnel.

An autopsy was scheduled in Syracuse Wednesday afternoon.

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Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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