Taurus 66
Member
Police said Wednesday that a Gates' officer fatally shot a man only after the man drew his weapon.
Kevin King, 41, was found dead inside his Hazelhurst Drive apartment Tuesday afternoon after police say gunshots were fired.
Police said King had just been released from a rehabilitation program at Highland Hospital. They went to the apartment after receiving a tip that King had said he wanted police to shoot him.
"Initially, there was some conversation through the doorway with the gentleman," said Gates Police Chief Tom Roche. "As long as we're talking, we're going to keep talking. But at one point, he opens the door and points the rifle at Officer John Auberger. Officer Auberger discharged his .45-caliber, semiautomatic weapon and shot the individual."
Auberger is the son of Greece town supervisor John Auberger. He is a 10-year veteran of the Gates Police Department and prior to that was a Rochester police officer.
"I think in all honesty we have a new term in the country that we kind of talk about within the law enforcement community," Roche said. "Maybe it's time to tell the public that sometimes people commit suicide with our guns. It's very difficult."
The Gates Police Department said they will conduct an internal investigation of the incident and then compare notes with the sheriff's department, which assisted with a SWAT team.
The Monroe County District Attorney's Office will also review the case, and decide at a later date whether to present it to a grand jury.
http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18
Kevin King, 41, was found dead inside his Hazelhurst Drive apartment Tuesday afternoon after police say gunshots were fired.
Police said King had just been released from a rehabilitation program at Highland Hospital. They went to the apartment after receiving a tip that King had said he wanted police to shoot him.
"Initially, there was some conversation through the doorway with the gentleman," said Gates Police Chief Tom Roche. "As long as we're talking, we're going to keep talking. But at one point, he opens the door and points the rifle at Officer John Auberger. Officer Auberger discharged his .45-caliber, semiautomatic weapon and shot the individual."
Auberger is the son of Greece town supervisor John Auberger. He is a 10-year veteran of the Gates Police Department and prior to that was a Rochester police officer.
"I think in all honesty we have a new term in the country that we kind of talk about within the law enforcement community," Roche said. "Maybe it's time to tell the public that sometimes people commit suicide with our guns. It's very difficult."
The Gates Police Department said they will conduct an internal investigation of the incident and then compare notes with the sheriff's department, which assisted with a SWAT team.
The Monroe County District Attorney's Office will also review the case, and decide at a later date whether to present it to a grand jury.
http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18