Police killings
2013-2020

George Penev

Male, White

Date of the incident: 12/10/2018

Fredonia, Chautauqua, NY
76 Liberty St

Officers responded to a home to help Fredonia firefighters with a medical call. Police said the man was locked in a bathroom with an unknown medical condition. The man attacked one of the officers with a knife while the officer was inside the home. The officer reportedly backed off, but the man still went after him. The officer retreated out of the house to the street, and shot and killed the man.