New York Attorney General's Office Investigating Death Of Man Shot By Police On Belt Parkway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The New York Attorney General's office has opened an investigation into the death of a Brooklyn man who was shot by police on the Belt Parkway.
The inquiry is standard procedure on all deadly police shootings.
Police say on Nov. 11, 65-year-old Brian Astarita was pulled over for speeding, and when he got out of his vehicle, he aimed a gun at officers.
They repeatedly asked him to put down the weapon before shooting him.
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Astarita later died at a hospital.
According to law enforcement sources, the gun recovered appears to be a BB or pellet gun.
