CORNING – Authorities confirmed that an unidentified New York State Trooper was one of two people killed during an early morning domestic incident.
“We can not comment on this right now, but obviously this a tough day for us,” said Captain Eric Balon, New York State Police.
The trooper’s identity was being withheld pending the notification of relatives.
18 News reports that people living near SUNY Corning Community College in New York’s Southern Tier received a phone alert from State Police early Monday telling them to stay inside and to lock their doors. Police said later Monday it was an “active scene.”
The college said in a Facebook post that the off-campus situation did not involve any of its students or personnel and that there was no threat to the campus.
State Police are using one of the college’s parking lots as a command center during the investigation.
