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At a press conference that afternoon, Auburn Police Department Chief James Slayton said that Scott R. Demonte, 51, of Fayetteville, made contact with officers outside a unit at the apartment complex. He then produced a handgun and pointed it at officers before turning it on himself. A preliminary investigation, led by the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, shows he fired a single round, causing his death.

Attempts by officers to resuscitate Demonte at the scene were unsuccessful, Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck said, and he died after being transported to a hospital.

Slayton said an Auburn officer fired a single round during the confrontation, which did not strike anyone. The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave per department policy, and their name will be released next week. Due to the firing of a round by an officer, the Office of Special Investigation of the New York State Attorney General's Office is also participating in the investigation.

Schenck said his office, along with the state office and the Cayuga County District Attorney's Office, are still processing "a mountain of evidence" from Thursday's shooting, including body camera footage.

The confrontation between Demonte and police happened "very quickly," Schenck said, and was "very dynamic." The bullet fired by the Auburn police officer has been recovered from the scene, the sheriff added, and body-worn camera footage will be released after the investigation has been completed. Ë®¹ûÅÉAV has filed a Freedom of Information Law request for the footage.

Schenck and Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci declined comment on the details of the child sexual exploitation investigation, except to say that Demonte was connected to it. According to Auburn police's daily arrest report, Wilver O. Laparra-Gonzalez, 34, of Throop, was arrested at Melone Village that evening for attempted second-degree rape and attempted second-degree criminal sex act.