Overview

• The shooting occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Friday in Eltingville after a 911 call reported a man with a gun behind Andrew’s Diner.
• Two off-duty officers confronted the 44-year-old and issued multiple verbal commands before one opened fire when he pointed a hyper-realistic BB pistol at them.
• The suspect, identified by several outlets as Jesse Campbell, was taken to Staten Island University Hospital and pronounced dead.
• Police sources say Campbell had significant mental health issues and may have intended to provoke officers into using deadly force.
• The NYPD’s Force Investigation Division has opened a formal inquiry into officers’ conduct, and officials have not yet verified reports that the shooter is an Internal Affairs Bureau detective.