Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Antonio Armstrong
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/06/2021
Location : West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : City of New York Police Department (NYPD)
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 6, 2021, officers from the New York City Police Department responded to an apartment on West 147th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. in Harlem to arrest 23-year-old Antonio Armstrong for his involvement in a recent domestic incident. When officers attempted to make contact with Armstrong, he allegedly opened fire on them. Armstrong locked himself inside the apartment. Police escalated a standoff that lasted approximately three hours. The standoff ended when Armstrong reportedly shot and killed himself.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/nyregion/nypd-armed-suicide-harlem.html
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/harlem-standoff-ends-with-deadly-shooting/3217847/
