The Amherst Police Department announced an investigation is underway after an officer shot a man who stabbed another officer who was responding to a domestic disturbance.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on July 12 on the 4800 block of Bailey Avenue. Officers responded to the report of a domestic disturbance and, upon arrival, allegedly encountered an adult male suspect with a knife. The suspect is accused of stabbing one of the responding officers, and police said in response to the immediate threat of deadly force, another officer shot the suspect.
Police said the injured officer and the suspect were transported to the ECMC. The officer was treated for stab wounds and has been released. The suspect is stable at ECMC, under police custody…