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Manuel Kelvin Beras Medina

Age : 24

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/18/2022

Location : 72 Vermilyea Avenue, Apartment 1B (Vermilyea Ave & Academy St)

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : New York Police Department / Federal Task Force

Officer(s) :Sgt. Aliro Pellerano, Lt. Pomerantz, Lt. Wilson, Cpt. Fraser, Det. Hyde, Det. Veit, Det. Salerno, Det. Rodriguez, Det.

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during narcotics operation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/18/2022, members of a joint federal, state, and NYPD strike force were conducting an undercover narcotics operation in the Inwood section of Manhattan at 72 Vermilyea Avenue. Police attempted to execute a drug buy and entry into an apartment where contraband was seen. As officers entered Apartment 1B and identified themselves as police, Manuel Kelvin Beras Medina pulled a firearm from his waistband, chambered a round, and fired at law enforcement. Officers returned fire and struck Medina multiple times. He died from gunshot wounds sustained during the encounter. A second male in the apartment, later identified as Jeffry Silvestre, was taken into custody and later charged with narcotics and firearms offenses. The New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation concluded that a prosecutor would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that officers’ use of deadly force was justified under New York law.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://it.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/reports/osi-manual-medina-report.pdf
https://www.amny.com/news/nypd-inwood-narcotics-bust-gunfight/