A rural road in the Town of Rochester, Sunday evening.
By June Mercer | November 11, 2026
A New York State Police trooper shot a man on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at a residence on Berme Road in the Town of Rochester, Ulster County. The encounter began with a report of a suicidal man threatening others with a firearm. One round was discharged. The man was struck and airlifted to a regional hospital. He is in critical but stable condition. The investigation is open.
The Call and the Encounter
New York State Police troopers were dispatched at 4:43 p.m. on November 8, 2026. The call identified a Berme Road residence in the Town of Rochester as the location.
The call carried three distinct reports: a man at the address was making suicidal statements, he had been involved in a physical domestic dispute, and he had also threatened at least one person and children in the home with a firearm.
Troopers arrived and found the man holding a firearm.
The New York State Police report that the man was behaving erratically during the encounter. He continued making suicidal statements and refused verbal commands from the troopers.
One trooper discharged a single round from his Division-issued firearm. The round struck the man.
The State Police release does not describe how long the encounter lasted, how many troopers were present, or how many commands were issued before the round was fired.
The Weapon, the Aid, and the Route to Care
The man was armed with a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol, according to the New York State Police.
After the man was struck, troopers and Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies rendered immediate aid. Emergency medical services were called to Berme Road. The involvement of Ulster County Sheriff's Deputies in rendering aid on scene is noted in the State Police release.
The man was transported by ambulance to Ellenville Regional Hospital. From there, he was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center. No source described the nature of the gunshot wound.
As of this report, he is in critical but stable condition at Westchester Medical Center. No formal statement on his prognosis has been issued by any medical facility or law enforcement agency.
Source Consistency
The Times Herald-Record published its coverage of the incident on November 10, 2026. The outlet placed the initial dispatch at just before 4:45 p.m. The New York State Police release gives 4:43 p.m. as the dispatch time. The two figures are consistent.
WYDC-TV also reported on the shooting.
None of the three sources named the man who was shot. None named the trooper who discharged the weapon.
The three sources together describe the same sequence: At 4:43 p.m. on November 8, troopers were dispatched to Berme Road for a suicidal man armed with a firearm who had threatened people during a domestic dispute. They arrived and found the man holding the gun. He was erratic, suicidal, and refused commands. One trooper fired one round. The man was struck. Troopers and deputies rendered immediate aid. Emergency services responded. He was transported to Ellenville Regional Hospital by ambulance, then airlifted to Westchester Medical Center. He is in critical but stable condition. The investigation is open.
That is what the public record currently holds.
What Is Not Yet Known
The New York State Police confirmed the incident is under active investigation. The release states that additional information will be provided when it becomes available. No timeline was given.
No investigative unit has been identified in any public statement. No external reviewing body has been mentioned.
No source has named the man who was shot. No source has named the trooper who fired the round. The State Police have not confirmed how many troopers were on scene at the time of discharge. No source has stated whether any other trooper discharged a weapon.
The State Police release leaves several elements of the encounter undescribed. It does not give the number of commands issued. It does not say where on the Berme Road property the encounter took place. It does not describe the positions of either the trooper or the man at the moment of discharge. These details are not addressed in any source available to this outlet.
The public record also does not address whether any other person in the residence was injured during the domestic dispute before troopers arrived.
No charges have been announced in connection with the November 8 incident.
This report will be updated as the State Police release new information.
