An Amherst police officer fought with a suspect wielding two knives during a domestic call when the man climbed out a window and attacked police before he was shot and wounded.
An Amherst police officer was stabbed in the arm and shoulder by a 26-year-old suspect who charged at him with two knives during a domestic disturbance call.
Another officer tried to deploy a Taser to subdue the man before both officers shot and wounded the suspect in the side and elbow;.
The suspect was wanted on multiple felony warrants and had a history of fleeing law enforcement.
A New York police officer was injured last weekend when he was stabbed by a knife-wielding suspect, who was shot and wounded by authorities.
The incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday when Amherst police responded to a domestic disturbance at a home, WGRZ-TV reports. When Officer Aidan Vangelov and Lt. Matthew Lobuglio reached the scene, they called out for the suspect—identified as Rayquell Grant—to come out of the house.
Climbing out a back window, Grant, who was armed with two knives, charged at Vangelov and stabbed the officer in the arm and shoulder. Lobuglio tried to deploy his Taser, but he was unsuccessful.
A struggle ensued between Vangelov and Grant, who kicked the officer away. Vangelov and Lobuglio were then able to draw their guns and opened fire, shooting and wounding Grant in his side and elbow.
Grant was rushed to the hospital, and he's in stable condition. Vangelov was treated at the hospital and released. He's recovering at home.
According to Chief Scott Chamberlin, Grant was wanted on multiple felony warrants. Last year, he allegedly was involved in a SWAT standoff.
"Mr. Grant, we've dealt with before, and he often runs out the back of the house, so the officers were checking to make sure he hadn't left the back of the house," said Chamberlin.
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