LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A 19-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Massapequa, Long Island Friday night, authorities said.
Officers responded to a home located on Stone Boulevard at 8:29 p.m., for a suicidal David Clements, 19, authorities said. Police report that Clements was standing in front of his home with three guns.
Clements was threatening to kill himself, and ignored several commands to put down the weapons, authorities said. After some time, he went into his home and then came back out before rushing down the driveaway pointing a gun at the officers, police said.
Nassau County police say that the officer was forced to shoot Clements to stop the threat to officers and the public. Clements was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, the 19-year-old has a history of mental illness and a juvenile arrest record.
Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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