Man Reaching For Cop's Gun Gets Fatally Shot In The Head
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July 25,2023
New Rochelle, NY — On July 3, 2023, at approximately 4:29 p.m., the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a local grocery store for a larceny complaint resulting in an officer involved shooting. Responding officers confronted 37-year-old Jerrel Garris, for allegedly stealing items from a local grocery store. Officers Kari Bird, Gabrielle Chavarry, and Detective Steven Conn of the New Rochelle Police Department approached Garris and while attempting to arrest him, Detective Conn fired one round from his department issued firearm subsequently striking Garris. No additional rounds were fired. Lifesaving techniques were employed by the officers and Garris was ultimately transported to Westchester Medical Center. Garris was pronounced dead on July 10, 2023.
According to Affiliated Police Associations of Westchester, Jarrell Garris had a lengthy criminal past and a history of mental health issues, including schizophrenia. At the time of his death, he was on felony probation for Attempted Arson in the Third Degree following his arrest for setting fire to a trash chute in a Municipal Housing Residence in New Rochelle. He was sentenced to probationary supervision for five years on November 9, 2022, with his probation supervision transferred to North Carolina. On the date of his death, he was an absconder from North Carolina, and was not authorized to be in New York; earlier that same day, he had broken into the home of a New Rochelle resident. Throughout his life, Jarrell Garris was subject to multiple arrests and convictions, including a 2007 felony conviction that resulted in a probationary term of five years.
That plea covered a number of additional crimes, which included resisting arrest and reckless endangerment. His 2022 plea to Attempted Arson covered a number of local charges in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle as well, including a second allegation of Attempted Arson in the Fifth Degree. Garris was a known user of dangerous and illegal drugs. In fact, he was admitted to Mount Vernon Hospital on July 1, 2023 – just two days before this shooting – after being observed self-mutilating himself in public. While detained, he acknowledged that he was under the influence of PCP. He was treated and released from Mount Vernon Hospital. In summary, Jarrell Garris had a long and troubled history of mental health and legal issues, which by and large, went unaddressed.
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