Police killings
2013-2020

Phillip Vitullo

Male, White

Date of the incident: 3/7/2016

Rochester, Monroe, NY
3700 Lake Ave

Officers were called to an apartment building for a report that a man there had threatened someone with a shotgun. A standoff ensued, with the suspect firing at least twice from inside the apartment building. When Vitullo leaned out of an apartment window with a shotgun, Officer Jeremy Nellist fired once, killing him.