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A New York State Police investigator is recovering after being stabbed while executing an arrest warrant in Syracuse on Wednesday (January 29).
The incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. when the investigator, assigned to the State Police Troop D Felony Warrant Squad, was assisting members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force at 2000 Lodi Street, Apartment B, according to Sgt. Jack Keller, a spokesperson for State Police.
The law enforcement team was attempting to arrest 67-year-old Cedric Cundiff, who was wanted in Massachusetts on a first-degree robbery charge for allegedly robbing a store at gunpoint.
When officers tried to take Cundiff into custody, he barricaded himself inside a bedroom. As investigators approached the door, Cundiff stabbed the state police investigator in the hand, despite the officer being positioned behind a protective shield, officials reported.
Following the attack, officers used a taser to subdue Cundiff and took him into custody without further incident. The injured investigator was transported to Upstate University Hospital with two cuts to his hand and a fracture to his left pinky finger.
"The investigator is expected to recover," Keller said.
Cundiff is expected to face additional charges in New York, including second-degree assault, according to state police. The investigation remains ongoing.