Death by Cop- 2024
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James Dellea
Case # :57
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : White
Date : 09/11/2024
Location : Bethel Saratoga church on Route 9
City : Saratoga Springs
County : Saratoga
State : New York
Agency : Saratoga Springs Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Open records summary :
James Dellea was allegedly suicidal. Police recalled. They arrived and ordered him to get out of his vehicle. He refused and drove away. Police escalated a chase that ended at the Bethel Saratoga Church on Route 9 where police shot and killed him, alleging he had a gun.
