Felon Arrested for Officer-involved Shooting in Niagara Falls

On June 11th, 2025 at approximately 4:00 pm the Niagara Falls Police Department, with assistance from multiple other agencies, apprehended 24-year-old Anthony Ciccarelli from Niagara Falls, who was involved in the officer involved shooting in April 2025.

Ciccarelli is facing charges including Reckless Endangerment 1st and several other Vehicle and Traffic Law related charges which stemmed from his fleeing a traffic stop. He was arraigned today in Niagara Falls City Court.

As with all officer involved shootings, the Department’s Office of Professional Standards is performing a full internal investigation at this time.

Detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division are still actively investigating this incident and are asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 716-286-4553.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.

The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Unit and Criminal Investigation Bureau are continuing their investigation into the incident.

Felon Arrested for Officer-involved Shooting in Niagara Falls