Cops: Man fatally shoots 3-month-old son in front of officers who then shoot, wound him

Cops: Man kills infant son, is shot by NY troopers

VIENNA, N.Y. — State police say a man fatally shot his 3-month-old son in front of troopers before being shot and wounded by officers outside an upstate New York home.

They say 21-year-old Adam Theall was outside the home in rural Oneida County when troopers arrived after getting 911 calls at about 9:30 a.m. that he had threatened to kill the child.

State Police Capt. Francis Coots says one of three troopers arriving on the scene saw him fire a shotgun at Ethan Theall and then turn the gun on the troopers, who all fired at him.

Adam Theall was hit several times and is in critical condition. Police had been called for domestic disputes at the house in the past. The child’s mother was in the home during the attack in Vienna (VEYE’-eh-na), about 200 miles northwest of New York City.

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BLOSSVALE, N.Y. (AP) — A man fatally shot a 3-month-old child in front of troopers during a standoff outside an upstate New York home Tuesday morning, then was shot and wounded by officers, state police said.

The man was outside the home in Blossvale, east of Syracuse and about 200 miles northwest of New York City, when troopers arrived after getting a 911 call around 9:30 a.m. about a domestic dispute, police said.

Troopers shot the man after he used a shotgun on the baby and opened fire on officers, authorities said. He survived and was flown to a hospital, and the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital.

There was no immediate explanation for the man’s actions. The names and relationships of the people involved haven’t been released, but troopers said a total of three children were at the home, all younger than 5.

No other injuries were reported.

There was no information about how many shots were fired or who made the initial 911 call, which authorities said came from outside the house.