Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Hugh Davis Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 60
Race : Black
Date : 08/13/2025
Location : Sanders Road and Colvin Avenue
City : Buffalo
County : Erie
State : New York
Agency : Cheektowaga Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/13/2025, Cheektowaga Police went to an apartment building near Sanders Road and Colvin Avenue in North Buffalo. Officers fatally shot 60-year-old Hugh Davis Jr. under circumstances that remain undisclosed. Authorities have not explained why police responded to the scene or what precipitated the shooting. The New York Attorney General’s Office has opened a probe. Local activists criticized the secrecy and called for immediate release of body-camera video.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.btpm.org/local/2025-08-13/off-duty-cheektowaga-police-officer-involved-in-shooting
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/cheektowaga-police-officers-involved-in-shooting-in-city-of-buffalo
