Officers Fatally Shoot Suspect Armed With Boxcutter

The attorney general said the footage release is part of an ongoing investigation and does not signal any conclusion about criminal charges. The office said it released video from both body cameras to improve transparency.

Fray fell to the ground. Officers and medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. No officers were hurt.

His father then grabbed him in the hallway as officers kept shouting commands. Police said Fray moved down the hallway toward his father and the officers. One officer fired a Taser. Seconds later, the other officer fired twice.

The footage then showed one officer switch from a Taser to a gun. Fray’s parents begged officers not to shoot him. At one point, Fray appeared to yell for officers to shoot.

The officers and Fray’s parents went upstairs to the apartment, but Fray was not inside. They found him in the hallway moments later. Police said Fray was holding a box cutter. Officers ordered him to drop it and pulled out Tasers. His father also told him to drop it.

The attorney general said two officers went to an apartment building in Queens at about 12:35 a.m. after a 911 call. Fray’s parents had called for help because they said their son was acting erratically. His mother told officers he had been cursing, acting disrespectfully, and had gotten aggressive.

The state attorney general released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed 29-year-old Chez Fray in Far Rockaway. The shooting happened on December 21, 2025. The entire incident lasted about five minutes.

According to ABC 7, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The suspect was attacking another person at the scene while armed with the boxcutter. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and tasered him when he failed to comply. The suspect then charged at officers still armed with the box cutter. Police then shot the suspect.

According to updates sourced via local news outlets, the suspect was armed with a boxcutter when he was shot by police.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1170 Nameoke St.

The attorney general said the footage release is part of an ongoing investigation and does not signal any conclusion about criminal charges. The office said it released video from both body cameras to improve transparency.

Fray fell to the ground. Officers and medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. No officers were hurt.

His father then grabbed him in the hallway as officers kept shouting commands. Police said Fray moved down the hallway toward his father and the officers. One officer fired a Taser. Seconds later, the other officer fired twice.

The footage then showed one officer switch from a Taser to a gun. Fray’s parents begged officers not to shoot him. At one point, Fray appeared to yell for officers to shoot.

The officers and Fray’s parents went upstairs to the apartment, but Fray was not inside. They found him in the hallway moments later. Police said Fray was holding a box cutter. Officers ordered him to drop it and pulled out Tasers. His father also told him to drop it.

The attorney general said two officers went to an apartment building in Queens at about 12:35 a.m. after a 911 call. Fray’s parents had called for help because they said their son was acting erratically. His mother told officers he had been cursing, acting disrespectfully, and had gotten aggressive.

The state attorney general released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed 29-year-old Chez Fray in Far Rockaway. The shooting happened on December 21, 2025. The entire incident lasted about five minutes.

According to ABC 7, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The suspect was attacking another person at the scene while armed with the boxcutter. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and tasered him when he failed to comply. The suspect then charged at officers still armed with the box cutter. Police then shot the suspect.

According to updates sourced via local news outlets, the suspect was armed with a boxcutter when he was shot by police.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1170 Nameoke St.

The attorney general said the footage release is part of an ongoing investigation and does not signal any conclusion about criminal charges. The office said it released video from both body cameras to improve transparency.

Fray fell to the ground. Officers and medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. No officers were hurt.

His father then grabbed him in the hallway as officers kept shouting commands. Police said Fray moved down the hallway toward his father and the officers. One officer fired a Taser. Seconds later, the other officer fired twice.

The footage then showed one officer switch from a Taser to a gun. Fray’s parents begged officers not to shoot him. At one point, Fray appeared to yell for officers to shoot.

The officers and Fray’s parents went upstairs to the apartment, but Fray was not inside. They found him in the hallway moments later. Police said Fray was holding a box cutter. Officers ordered him to drop it and pulled out Tasers. His father also told him to drop it.

The attorney general said two officers went to an apartment building in Queens at about 12:35 a.m. after a 911 call. Fray’s parents had called for help because they said their son was acting erratically. His mother told officers he had been cursing, acting disrespectfully, and had gotten aggressive.

The state attorney general released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed 29-year-old Chez Fray in Far Rockaway. The shooting happened on December 21, 2025. The entire incident lasted about five minutes.

According to ABC 7, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The suspect was attacking another person at the scene while armed with the boxcutter. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and tasered him when he failed to comply. The suspect then charged at officers still armed with the box cutter. Police then shot the suspect.

According to updates sourced via local news outlets, the suspect was armed with a boxcutter when he was shot by police.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1170 Nameoke St.

The attorney general said the footage release is part of an ongoing investigation and does not signal any conclusion about criminal charges. The office said it released video from both body cameras to improve transparency.

Fray fell to the ground. Officers and medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. No officers were hurt.

His father then grabbed him in the hallway as officers kept shouting commands. Police said Fray moved down the hallway toward his father and the officers. One officer fired a Taser. Seconds later, the other officer fired twice.

The footage then showed one officer switch from a Taser to a gun. Fray’s parents begged officers not to shoot him. At one point, Fray appeared to yell for officers to shoot.

The officers and Fray’s parents went upstairs to the apartment, but Fray was not inside. They found him in the hallway moments later. Police said Fray was holding a box cutter. Officers ordered him to drop it and pulled out Tasers. His father also told him to drop it.

The attorney general said two officers went to an apartment building in Queens at about 12:35 a.m. after a 911 call. Fray’s parents had called for help because they said their son was acting erratically. His mother told officers he had been cursing, acting disrespectfully, and had gotten aggressive.

The state attorney general released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed 29-year-old Chez Fray in Far Rockaway. The shooting happened on December 21, 2025. The entire incident lasted about five minutes.

According to ABC 7, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The suspect was attacking another person at the scene while armed with the boxcutter. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and tasered him when he failed to comply. The suspect then charged at officers still armed with the box cutter. Police then shot the suspect.

According to updates sourced via local news outlets, the suspect was armed with a boxcutter when he was shot by police.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1170 Nameoke St.

The attorney general said the footage release is part of an ongoing investigation and does not signal any conclusion about criminal charges. The office said it released video from both body cameras to improve transparency.

Fray fell to the ground. Officers and medics took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died. No officers were hurt.

His father then grabbed him in the hallway as officers kept shouting commands. Police said Fray moved down the hallway toward his father and the officers. One officer fired a Taser. Seconds later, the other officer fired twice.

The footage then showed one officer switch from a Taser to a gun. Fray’s parents begged officers not to shoot him. At one point, Fray appeared to yell for officers to shoot.

The officers and Fray’s parents went upstairs to the apartment, but Fray was not inside. They found him in the hallway moments later. Police said Fray was holding a box cutter. Officers ordered him to drop it and pulled out Tasers. His father also told him to drop it.

The attorney general said two officers went to an apartment building in Queens at about 12:35 a.m. after a 911 call. Fray’s parents had called for help because they said their son was acting erratically. His mother told officers he had been cursing, acting disrespectfully, and had gotten aggressive.

The state attorney general released body camera footage from the police shooting that killed 29-year-old Chez Fray in Far Rockaway. The shooting happened on December 21, 2025. The entire incident lasted about five minutes.

According to ABC 7, the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The suspect was attacking another person at the scene while armed with the boxcutter. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and tasered him when he failed to comply. The suspect then charged at officers still armed with the box cutter. Police then shot the suspect.

According to updates sourced via local news outlets, the suspect was armed with a boxcutter when he was shot by police.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1170 Nameoke St.