Special investigators with the state Attorney General’s Office are investigating the death of a woman who died early Wednesday following an encounter with members of the Syracuse Police Department.
Authorities say a woman was shot and killed by police along the 200 block of Ulster Street in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill neighborhood Wednesday morning. The area was closed by police for several hours.
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick told Spectrum News 1 that an investigation into the incident had been handed over to the Attorney General’s Office.
According to a statement from the office of Attorney General Letitia James, crisis-trained officers initiated communication with the woman in 216 Ulster St.
“At some point after communications began, the individual allegedly set a fire within the residence and charged at officers with a knife. At least one member of SPD shot the individual. She was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 4:01 a.m.,” the AG’s office stated.
Under state law, the AG’s office investigates all deaths caused by police officers.
