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Peter Delnardo Lilly

Age : 47

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/07/2025

Location : Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) General Hospital, 501 Morris Street

City : Charleston

County : Kanawha

State : West Virginia

Agency : Charleston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/08/2025 at approximately 4:30 a.m., Charleston police officers responded to Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) General Hospital after hospital staff reported that a man was behaving erratically inside the emergency department. Before police arrived, the man discharged a fire extinguisher inside the hospital and then locked himself in a bathroom while armed with a knife.
Officers evacuated portions of the emergency department and attempted to communicate with the man, later identified as 46-year-old Peter Delnardo Lilly. After remaining barricaded for a period of time, Lilly exited the bathroom holding the knife and entered an elevator. Hospital employees were also inside the elevator area.
Police repeatedly ordered Lilly to drop the knife as he moved through the emergency department. According to Charleston police, Lilly approached a hospital employee while still armed. Officers fired their weapons, striking Lilly. Officers immediately secured the scene and rendered medical aid until emergency medical personnel took over. Lilly died from his injuries.
Charleston Police Chief Scott Dempsey stated that no hospital employees, patients or officers were physically injured during the incident. Hospital operations continued while police secured the affected area and conducted the investigation.
The Charleston Police Department requested an independent investigation by the West Virginia State Police. Detectives processed the scene, collected physical evidence, reviewed surveillance recordings and interviewed witnesses. The involved officers were placed on administrative leave pursuant to department policy while the investigation proceeded.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsaz.com/2025/08/07/one-dead-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-named/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/charleston-police-involved-in-shooting-at-camc-general-hospital
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/charleston-police-involved-in-shooting-at-camc-general-hospital/article_9b6d2fbe-f7a4-11ee-bb29-d7b5ddf6f1b7.html