An officer-involved shooting leaves one person dead. We're learning new details about what led up to this violence on Christmas Eve in Middletown. "On Christmas, it's tragic of all days," neighbor Garrick McLaughlin said.Officers were called to an apartment on Park Lane around 7 p.m. Tuesday for reports of two men fighting. According to police, when officers showed up and announced themselves, someone opened the door with a gun. Middletown officials say an officer fired their weapon, killing one person."That's the first time I've heard anything crazy happening so close to home," nearby resident Garrick McLaughlin said.According to the Middletown Police Department, officers began wearing body cameras this past summer. Tuesday was the first officer-involved shooting since rolling out the program. This officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
An officer-involved shooting leaves one person dead. We're learning new details about what led up to this violence on Christmas Eve in Middletown.
"On Christmas, it's tragic of all days," neighbor Garrick McLaughlin said.
Officers were called to an apartment on Park Lane around 7 p.m. Tuesday for reports of two men fighting. According to police, when officers showed up and announced themselves, someone opened the door with a gun.
Middletown officials say an officer fired their weapon, killing one person.
"That's the first time I've heard anything crazy happening so close to home," nearby resident Garrick McLaughlin said.
According to the Middletown Police Department, officers began wearing body cameras this past summer. Tuesday was the first officer-involved shooting since rolling out the program.
This officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.