NEW YORK – On May 13, 2025, NYPD officers responded to a 911 call at an apartment near Christopher Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Brooklyn.
The suspect, 25-year-old Damon Louther, was reported to be threatening another individual. When officers entered the apartment, Louther pulled a large knife from his waistband and advanced toward them.
After a Taser deployment failed to stop him, one officer fired his weapon, striking Louther. He was transported to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The officers involved have been identified as Humpf and Jeffrey Cattani.