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Harrowing moment teenage boy, 17, is shot and killed by police officers after he climbed down from bridge

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In Wappingers Falls, New York, police officers shot and killed 17-year-old Oscar Granados Colindres after he climbed down from a bridge where he had been threatening to take his own life for about 50 minutes. Body-cam footage shows that during the interaction, one officer tried to persuade Colindres to reconsider his actions while holding a knife. When Colindres got off the bridge and ran toward the officer, multiple officers opened fire, with at least ten gunshots heard in the video. The family's legal team questioned why trained crisis intervention professionals were not called instead of police, suggesting that this might have prevented Colindres' death.
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On October 30, 2022, in Wappingers Falls, New York, near Roy C. Ketcham High School, police responded to a report of a teenager threatening suicide on a bridge. The incident involved 17-year-old Oscar Granados Colindres, who was seen holding a knife and sitting on the ledge. Body-cam footage released by the New York State Attorney General's Office showed a 50-minute interaction where an officer attempted to persuade Colindres, speaking in Spanish, to reconsider his actions. Despite the officer’s efforts, multiple officers opened fire when one of them perceived a threat, resulting in Colindres being shot and killed. Attorneys representing Colindres' family criticized the use of police, questioning why trained crisis intervention professionals were not involved instead. They also expressed doubt that the released footage fully explains the circumstances leading to the fatal shooting.

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Myers Corners New York Roy C. Ketcham High School Times Union Wappingers Falls

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Colindres PERSON · 8× New York GPE · 4× Oscar PERSON · 3× Oscar Granados Colindres PERSON · 3× Wappingers Falls GPE · 3× Roy C. Ketcham High School ORG · 2× Debra S. Cohen PERSON · 1× Randolph McLaughlin PERSON · 1× Times Union ORG · 1× Vince Sykes PERSON · 1×

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Attorneys Vince Sykes, Randolph McLaughlin and Debra S. Cohen who represent Colindres' family issued a statement on their behalf Thursday morning. 'The release of footage is an important step toward transparency, but it does not provide a complete account or answer the family’s central question: Why did an encounter intended to save Oscar’s life end with officers shooting him to death?'
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🔮 The statement continued: 'Oscar’s mother believes her son would still be alive had trained crisis intervention professionals responded instead of police.'

Claims (22 extracted, 3 hedged)

Shocking body-cam footage captured the moment a police officer shot a teenager in upstate New York. asserted
officer → capture → York
The incident took place after cops received a call about a person threatening to take their own life on a bridge in Wappingers Falls, according to the New York State Attorney General's Office. uncertain
person → take → Office
When deputies arrived, 17-year-old Oscar Granados Colindres was standing on the ledge of an overpass bridge while holding a knife. asserted
Colindres → arrive → knife
The released body-cam footage shows the last five minutes of the conversation Colindres had with one of the officers in Spanish. asserted
Colindres → release → Spanish
At least five policemen can be seen in the middle of the road across from the boy, and another handful were positioned further down the road. asserted
handful → see → road
One officer can be seen standing a few feet away from Colindres. asserted
officer → see → Colindres
The teen was sitting on the bridge as the officer asked him about his family, his sisters, and asked the boy to reconsider his choice. asserted
officer → sit → choice
Towards the last few minutes of the 50-minute long interaction, the officer asked Colindres to close the knife he had in his hand. asserted
he → ask → hand
New York State Attorney General's Office released body-cam footage of the night Oscar Granados Colindres, 17, was shot Multiple officers opened fire after one of them had a fifty minute conversation with Colindres Oscar Granados Colindres, 17, attended Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls, New York where he lived with his family, according to his obituary 'Look, they won't move unless I tell them they can move,' the officer said in Spanish and gestured towards the rest of the police standing by, the footage showed. uncertain
footage → release → police
Shortly after, the boy got off the bridge and ran towards the officer he had been speaking to. asserted
he → get → officer
Police then opened fire and shot at the boy. asserted
Police → open → boy
The footage shows Colindres getting struck and falling to the ground. asserted
Colindres → show → ground
At least ten gunshots can be heard in the footage. asserted
gunshots → hear → footage
The audio from the body-cam footage of the deputy who was further away was redacted, but the video showed them open fire from their position further down the road from Colindres and the rest of the police. asserted
video → redact → police
Attorneys Vince Sykes, Randolph McLaughlin and Debra S. Cohen who represent Colindres' family issued a statement on their behalf Thursday morning. 'The release of footage is an important step toward transparency, but it does not provide a complete account or answer the family’s central question: Why did an encounter intended to save Oscar’s life end with officers shooting him to death?' asserted
officers → represent → death
The attorneys said in a statement, according to Times Union. uncertain
attorneys → say → Union
The statement continued: 'Oscar’s mother believes her son would still be alive had trained crisis intervention professionals responded instead of police.' asserted
professionals → continue → police
Colindres' obituary reads: 'Oscar attended Myers Corners and Sheafe Road Elementary Schools as well as Roy C. Ketcham High School. asserted
Oscar → read → Schools
He loved playing soccer and had great interest in classic cars and automotive hobbies. asserted
He → love → cars
His dreams included becoming a professional soccer player, joining the U.S. Military, and traveling throughout the world to visit other countries. asserted
dreams → include → countries
He attended Harvest Church in Wappingers Falls.' asserted
He → attend → Falls
The boy's family set up a GoFundMe fundraiser for memorial donations. asserted
family → set → donations
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