On October 15th, 2024, at approximately 02:30am the Niagara Falls Police Department responded to the area of 287 Hyde Park Blvd. for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
When officers arrived on scene, they discovered an unresponsive male lying in the street, who was pronounced dead by medical personnel.
There was an altercation that occurred in the street with several people that led to the victim being struck by the vehicle.
The vehicle fled the scene before officers’ arrival but was later located nearby in an alley, unoccupied, shortly after the incident by patrol units.
Detectives in the Criminal Investigation Division and members of the Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating this incident and are asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at (716) 286-4553 or the General Information Number at (716) 286-4711.
The victim’s name is not being released at this time.
Official Press Release: Altercation led to male being run over by vehicle and killed in Niagara Falls