Around 5:34 p.m., someone called the Onondaga County 911 Center to say a man was trying to break down a door at Crippen Apartments. The caller said the man was acting erratically, police said. Officers arrived within minutes and saw the man with a knife. The man stabbed an officer in the neck with the knife and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Darrell William Mobley Sr.
Agency Responsible: Syracuse Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 15, 2020
County: Onondaga
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Justified by District Attorney
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack