Niagara Falls Police responded to the 400 block of 19th Street around 6pm on September 16th after reports of a structure fire.
Upon arrival, officers put out a description of a black male wearing a grey hoodie with the first name ‘Timmy’ on the 300 block of 19th Street as a possible arson suspect. They relocated to that area and found a black male – later identified as Timmy Wilson – matching the description.
Officers approached Wilson and told him to take his hands out of his pockets in an attempt to detain him, but he turned away from officers. It was at this time officers saw a knife in his front hoodie pocket…