By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
In addition to Sergeant Pajerski’s body cam, at least two videos of the scene are circulating on the Internet.
Not only has a police shooting made history in Oneonta, it’s making statewide history, too.
A new department in the state Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Special Investigations, created by Executive Order 147 after George Floyd’s death last May 25, opened its door on April 1, according to Sofia Quintanar, the AG’s deputy press secretary.
The office is empowered to “investigate and, if warranted, prosecute … a police officer … concerning any incident in which the death of a person, whether in custody or not, is caused by an act or omission.”
Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News (file)
Authorities say 23-year-old Tyler Green was fatally shot by Sergeant Ralph Pajerski in front of his River Street home after police found him armed with a knife as they responded to a report of a domestic incident at 12:25 p.m.
The investigation continues and is now being headed by the New York State Attorney General’s Office.
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Sergeant Pajerski fired his service weapon while interacting with Green at the scene, striking Green. The Oneonta man was airlifted to Albany Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.