Southampton Town police shot and killed a man armed with a knife on Sunday afternoon after officers responded to a call of a "violent" disturbance in a family home, Suffolk County police said in a statement last night. Peter Gill and Janon Fisher report in NEWSWDAY that Southampton Town police said they received a call at 2:43 p.m. yesterday from a resident on Topping Drive in the hamlet of Northampton about "an escalating violent domestic situation."When officers arrived at the home, they found the son actively stabbing his mother. The unidentified man was shot and killed by officers with the Southampton Town Police Department after he refused to put down the knife, according to sources and police.A woman suffered serious injuries, Suffolk County police said, and she was taken to Stony Brook Hospital. Three Town of Southampton police officers were also taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries, but were treated and released."Officers secured the scene and an investigation is ongoing with the Suffolk County Police Department," Southampton police spokeswoman Det. Sgt. Gina Laferrera said in an earlier statement. "There is currently no danger to the community."State troopers and Southampton police blocked off Topping Drive Sunday afternoon with yellow crime scene tape.Greg Mastronardi, whose parents live across the street, said he and his wife witnessed the shooting.Mastronardi said that he saw a man come out of the house with a knife in his hand."The cop was telling him, 'drop the knife, drop the knife' several times. He didn't comply," he added.The police officer was about 10 feet from the stairs leading up to the porch of the home — where the man was — when the officer opened fire, Mastronardi said.The wounded woman is confined to a wheelchair and was described by neighbors as a quiet woman who suffered years of domestic abuse. She had triplet boys, with at least two of them suffering from mental illness, WABC reported.The woman, who was not identified, made at least one 911 call yesterday, stating she had become afraid of her son, sources added per THE NY POST.The New York State Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation is conducting "a preliminary assessment of the matter," a spokeswoman said.By New York State law, the attorney general's office must investigate all fatal police-involved shootings.***Extensive habitat restoration and trail improvements have been completed at the 100-acre Broad Cove Preserve in Aquebogue. Broad Cove Preserve, one of the largest remaining tracts of open space in the Peconic Estuary, was added to the New York State Birding Trail this spring.Denise Civiletti reports on Riverheadlocal.com that the site includes more than 8,000 feet of frontage on Terry Creek and Broad Cove in Flanders Bay, an embayment within the Peconic Estuary, an Estuary of National Significance. It is home to a broad array of wildlife, including white-tailed deer, the federally endangered northern long-eared bat, osprey and eastern wild turkey, and it lies within the Atlantic Flyway for migrating birds, officials said. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation this week announced the habitat restoration and trail improvements, which included invasive species removal, restoration of native habitat, trail realignment and expansion, and improvements to waterfront access and wildlife observation areas.A new trail also provides access to a waterfront viewing area overlooking Flanders Bay, where a Chronolog Station — part of a citizen science project led by Peconic Baykeeper — has been installed.Additional benches and observation points were added throughout the preserve to support birdwatching and quiet enjoyment of the property.Representatives from DEC, Peconic Land Trust and conservation organizations, along with local elected officials, gathered at the preserve this past Thursday to celebrate the environmental improvements and the site’s recent addition to the New York State Birding Trail.***Tuesdays with Tom at North Fork Audubon heads to Calverton Ponds Preserve tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. for a chance to spot Yellow Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Red-winged Blackbird, Tree Swallow, Osprey, and Red-tailed Hawk, along with a variety of ducks and other migrating songbirds during peak migration.Beth Young reports in EAST END BEACON that you are invited to join North Fork Audubon for a spring bird walk at Calverton Ponds Preserve, where they will explore freshwater ponds, woodlands, and open habitats during peak migration.Registration is required.To register visit northforkaudubon.org.That’s tomorrow morning - Tuesdays with Tom - from 8:00 AM to 10 AM at Calverton Ponds Preserve, Old River Rd, Manorville, NY 11949***Two cornerstone retail properties in Water Mill have been sold for a combined $39 million, setting a new record for the largest retail transaction in the history of the Hamptons. As reported on 27east.com, the blockbuster sale, which closed last week, ...
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