Wayne County, New York — On Friday, around 11:00 p.m., the New York State Police and the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a domestic incident at 6022 Boyd Road in the town of Sodus, Wayne County. The caller stated that his son was breaking objects inside the home and was armed with a shotgun.
When the troopers and the deputies arrived, they observed an armed suspect inside the home, and attempted to make contact with him. Shortly after law enforcement’s arrival, the suspect pointed the shotgun at the officers, and fired. A Trooper returned fire, and subsequently struck the gunman.
The New York State Police Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and Crisis Negotiations Unit (CNU) responded to the scene. Several attempts were made to make contact with the armed suspect with negative results. At 4:20 a.m., the State Police SORT made entry and located the subject, deceased.
The deceased suspect has been identified as Cody W. Cook, age 24, of Sodus, New York.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Wayne County District Attorney were on scene and assisted with the investigation. The investigation is ongoing.
A press conference is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., on Monday at the New York State Police Troop “E” Headquarters in Canandaigua.
