Details Emerge on Police Shooting of Man in Middletown

Details Emerge on Police Shooting of Man in Middletown
(L-R) Lt. John Ewanciw, Chief Ramon Bethencourt, District Attorney David Hoovler, and Major Joseph Tripolo at press conference at Troop F State Police headquarters in Middletown on July 13, 2015. Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times
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MIDDLETOWN—A press conference on July 13 at Troop F State Police Headquarters reported what is known at present of a fatal shooting by Middletown police.

Richard Dinneny, 53, was shot and killed around 7:00 p.m. on July 12 at an apartment complex on Overlook Drive in Middletown by two Middletown police officers who had responded to a domestic disturbance call.

Major Joseph Tripodo, commander of New York State Police, Troop F in Middletown, said the Middletown Police received a call several minutes after the first 911 call from Dinneny.

Location of fatal shooting by police officers in Middletown on July 12, 2016. (Courtesy of New York State Police, Troop F)
Location of fatal shooting by police officers in Middletown on July 12, 2016. Courtesy of New York State Police, Troop F