Authorities Identify Man Killed by Police

Police have released the identity of a man who died on Sanders Road after an officer-involved shooting in North Buffalo.

During a Thursday press conference, Cheektowaga Police confirmed that 60-year-old Hugh Davis Jr., of Buffalo, was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday afternoon.

According to officials, the incident unfolded around 12:30pm at an apartment on the 200 block of Sanders Road where Cheektowaga Police officers had gone to arrest Davis in connection with an earlier assault.

Cheektowaga Police Chief Brian Coons said the arrest stemmed from an August 11th altercation at a Fairfield Inn in Cheektowaga. Investigators reported that Davis, who was staying at the hotel, was confronted by management over damage to a television.

After receiving the bill, Davis allegedly returned to argue, becoming “irate” and throwing computer monitors, a credit card machine, and telephones located at the front desk. Police said he then struck the building superintendent who attempted to intervene.

The superintendent remains hospitalized in an induced coma with a brain bleed.

“Our officers came into contact with that individual at that address [on Sanders Road] and this individual attacked our officers with a knife,” Coons said. “Early investigations revealed that one of our officers discharged their firearm. The officers then began lifesaving measures.”

Authorities stated Davis lunged at officers with a large knife, narrowly missing two of them. The weapon was recovered at the scene. Police confirmed three shots were fired, though it remains unclear if anyone else was inside the apartment during the encounter.

The Buffalo Police Department and the New York State Attorney General’s Office are reviewing the incident and body camera footage. While the video will be released, no timeline has been provided.

Coons said the four officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave in accordance with department policy. No officers were injured.

Authorities Identify Man Killed by Police