Man Dies After Being Shot By Police On Long Island
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a man has died after being shot by officers he'd threatened with a shotgun following a confrontation with firefighters at his Long Island home.
Suffolk County police say Thomas J. Scimone died Thursday at a hospital. He had been in critical condition after the incident Saturday.
Police say he pointed a shotgun and threatened to shoot firefighters who responded to an alarm at his West Babylon home. They left.
Police say the 48-year-old Scimone ran into the neighborhood and brandished the gun at officers who found him on a nearby corner. He was shot multiple times.
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