Public Weighs Meaning Of Killing, Mayor Says As Oneonta Waits, AG To Investigate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Not only has a police shooting made history in Oneonta, it’s making statewide history, too. A new department in the state Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Special Investigations, created by Executive Order 147 after George Floyd’s death last May 25, opened its door on April 1, according to Sofia Quintanar, the AG’s deputy press secretary. The office is empowered…
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ONEONTA MAYOR REPORTS TO PUBLIC: ‘Officer Acted To Save Life Of Child By Firing 2 Shots’ Tyler Johnson, 23, Takes 2 Bullets In Chest By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A 23-year-old man, Tyler Johnson, was shot twice in the chest after he allegedly pulled a knife at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, during a domestic dispute in a duplex at 48 River St., next to the former Foti’s Bakery. According to Mayor Gary Herzig,…