State Police say a man died after an attempted arrest on West Street; the investigation into the Carthage shooting remains open.
By David Laguerre
A man died after a New York State Police member shot him during an attempted arrest in the village of Carthage on Wednesday, November 11, according to a State Police statement.
The encounter happened at about 1:51 p.m. on West Street. Police said they tried to stop a vehicle to apprehend a man wanted on a Lewis County bench warrant connected to a first-degree rape charge.
What State Police reported
State Police said the man pointed a handgun at an investigator and did not follow commands to disarm. A State Police member then fired a department-issued firearm and struck him, the agency said.
Those details are the agency’s account of the encounter. They have not been independently established by VoiceMV.
Members provided medical aid, according to the statement. The man was taken to Carthage Area Hospital in critical condition and later died. State Police said none of its members were injured.
The agency said its Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team assisted in the operation. The statement did not identify the man who died or the member who fired.
Investigation and unanswered questions
State Police said the New York State Attorney General’s Office was notified. The agency described the investigation as ongoing. Notification is not a finding about whether the shooting was justified.
The statement does not provide body-camera footage, witness accounts or a detailed sequence showing how the attempted stop developed into the shooting. It also does not give the number of shots fired.
The bench warrant and underlying charge are separate from the investigation into the man’s death. A criminal charge is an accusation, not proof of guilt. The release does not report a conviction in that underlying case.
Carthage is in Jefferson County. This is regional New York coverage, not an incident in Utica or Oneida County.
Sources and updates
The primary source is the State Police statement distributed November 11. Syracuse.com also reported the police account; that report is not independent eyewitness confirmation.