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NYPD fatally shoots driver on Belt Parkway following suspected kidnapping
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- Police shot and killed Omatoyo Neverson, 26, in Brooklyn after responding to reports of a woman trapped and screaming for help inside a van in Coney Island.
- The woman escaped unharmed before officers arrived, and Neverson led police on a high-speed chase on the Belt Parkway, ramming police and civilian vehicles.
- Attempts to subdue Neverson with a taser and pepper spray failed, leading officers to shoot him; he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
- Neverson had a history of aggression toward the woman, including recent charges for unlawful imprisonment and domestic assault involving the same victim.
- The incident is under investigation, with police body camera footage documenting the shooting and ongoing inquiries into both the suspected kidnapping and use of deadly force.
