Overview
- The attempted arrest, which unfolded Thursday around 6:45 a.m. inside 105 Willis Ave. in Mott Haven, ended after an officer fired once and Lucien Colón was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital.
- Fugitive Enforcement Unit officers were there on outstanding warrants, including a parole warrant and a bench warrant for failing to register as a level‑three sex offender, and police said he was on parole for a 2013 murder.
- According to Deputy Chief John Wilson, officers found Colón sitting on a bed holding what looked like a gun, heard him repeat “I have a gun,” and then fired after about 90 seconds of commands.
- The department says body‑camera video captured the encounter, and investigators are checking whether the recovered item was a real firearm or a BB gun.
- Wilson said the officers tried to de‑escalate and showed “extreme restraint,” and he reported no officer injuries after hospital checks.