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Onondaga District Attorney: The shooting of SU employee Deric Brown near Walnut Park was justified

After exchanging fire, Brown was shot and died from his injuries after being transported to Upstate University Hospital. Read More »

November 15, 2016 at 8:33 pm

Police officer who killed armed man near Walnut Park was once accused of using excessive force

Joseph Mauro and other police officers were accused of using racial slurs and beating Elijah Johnson, a black man, during a wrongful arrest at a party in 2014. Read More »

October 17, 2016 at 7:35 pm

Syracuse police identify officer who shot and killed armed man near Walnut Park

Joseph Mauro, who has been with the Syracuse Police Department since January 2001, shot and killed Deric Brown, 41, on Sunday after Brown first fired at him during a traffic stop. Read More »

October 12, 2016 at 11:07 pm

Syracuse University student reports attempted robbery on-campus

A student reported that while in her car in the Stadium parking lot, she was approached by a male who asked for her keys and threatened to harm her. Read More »

October 12, 2016 at 8:47 pm

Deric Brown, who was shot and killed by Syracuse police, was recent hire of Syracuse University

Deric Brown, the man who was shot and killed by a Syracuse police officer on Sunday, was recently hired by Syracuse University as a temporary custodial employee, police said. Read More »

October 11, 2016 at 3:56 pm

Syracuse police identify armed man killed by officer, reveal more details of shooting

Deric Brown, 41, of Syracuse has been identified as the man shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop Sunday night. Read More »

October 10, 2016 at 1:18 pm

DPS chief gives reason why no Orange Alert was issued for shots fired on Walnut Avenue

Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado says there was no active threat to the Syracuse University community and that is why there was no Orange Alert issued for shots fired in Walnut Avenue. Read More »

October 10, 2016 at 10:12 am

Storify: Syracuse University students frustrated with little information about shooting near Walnut Park

The Syracuse University community took to social media following reports of gun shots near Walnut Park. Read More »

October 10, 2016 at 12:14 am