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Bruce Boyd
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : Black
Date : 04/04/2025
Location : Wurz Street and Zane Court
City : Brentwood
County : Suffolk
State : New York
Agency : Suffolk County Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis and welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 4, 2025, Suffolk County Police officers conducted a welfare check at the Brentwood residence of Bruce Boyd, a retired New York City Department of Correction officer. Upon arrival, Boyd's wife allowed officers into the home, where they found Boyd holding a knife and suffering from self-inflicted wounds. Boyd allegedly moved toward the officers with the knife. At least one officer fired, striking him. Boyd was transported to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/long-island/long-island-brentwood-police-shooting/6213763/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brentwood-long-island-police-involved-shooting/
https://abc7ny.com/post/brentwood-police-involved-shooting-retired-nyc-correction-officer-charged-officers-holding-knife-shot-killed/16128187/
https://patch.com/new-york/brentwood-central-islip/police-involved-fatal-shooting-ex-prison-guard-probed-ny-ag
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-office-special-investigation-opens-investigation-4
