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RUSSELL — State police say Shawn G. Sheridan was heavily armed for a shootout before he was shot and killed by a State trooper on Aug. 10.
State Police say Sheridan, who was a fugitive on the run, was alleged to be living in a tent in a wooded area where the shootout occurred. According to police, Sheridan was armed with two different types of long guns, along with a bandolier of ammunition.
Troopers say Sheridan was wearing a tactical vest that contained multiple edged weapons.
In the tent that Sheridan was living in, police found an ammo box containing more ammunition along with another gun.
Troopers did not specify how Sheridan obtained the weapons or to whom they may have belonged.
On Aug. 11, one day after the shooting, the New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) opened an investigation into the incident.
A news release issued by OSI, said troopers encountered Sheridan on Donnerville Road in the town of Russell.
During the encounter, Sheridan allegedly fired a gun in their direction and a NYSP trooper returned fire.
The investigation into the officer involved shooting is standard procedure.
OSI assesses every incident reported to it where a police officer or a peace officer, including a corrections officer, may have caused the death of a person by an act or omission.
Under the law, the officer may be on-duty or off-duty, and the decedent may be armed or unarmed.
Also, the decedent may or may not be in custody or incarcerated.
If OSI’s assessment indicates an officer may have caused the death, OSI proceeds to conduct a full investigation of the incident.
Responding to the incident were state police, St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies, Canton Police, the District Attorney’s Office and the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force.
When asked if Sheridan was aided in his hiding, Sheriff Bigwarfe said he could not comment because it was still being investigated.
Pasqua said no one else had…
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