Police-Involved Shooting in Riverhead Being Investigated

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a man armed with a knife was  shot and killed by Southampton Town Police officers. 

The officers were responding to a call of an escalating violent domestic situation on May 10 at approximately 2:40  p.m. in Riverhead.

A woman was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Three Southampton Town Police officers were treated and released at a local hospital.  

Detectives from the New York State Attorney General’s Office responded. 

The investigation is continuing.