About 11 p.m., off-duty Officer Robert Fitzgerald shot and killed Erick Gilmore. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police, but police did say a knife was allegedly found at the site of the killing.
Killer: Rob Fitzgerald
Agency: Ramapo Police Department
Motive: no reason
Confrontation Type: None/Unknown
Service Call: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Erick Gilmore
Death Date: July 6, 2020
County: Orange
Off Duty: Off-duty
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other