The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Joshua De’Miguel Kavota, who died on June 29, 2022, following an encounter with members of the Saranac Lake Police Department.
On the morning of June 29, 2022, two members of the Saranac Lake Police Department responded to a report of an alleged stabbing by Mr. Kavota. The officers found Mr. Kavota outside a shop on Bloomingdale Avenue and asked him if he had a knife. Mr. Kavota allegedly came at one of the officers with a knife, and the other officer shot Mr. Kavota. Mr. Kavota was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Officers recovered a knife at the scene.
Pursuant to New York State Executive Law Section 70-b, OSI assesses every incident reported to it where a police officer or a peace officer, including a corrections officer, may have caused the death of a person, by an act or omission. Under the law, the officer may be on-duty or off-duty, and the decedent may be armed or unarmed. Also, the decedent may or may not be in custody or incarcerated. If OSI’s assessment indicates an officer caused the death, OSI proceeds to conduct a full investigation of the incident.
These are preliminary facts and subject to change.
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