Family of man shot by police wants details

An attorney for the family of a Selden man shot to death by Suffolk police last month said authorities have yet to answer the family's request for details about what led to the shooting.

"The Callahan family is still suffering from grief and shock following Kevin's death," Rockville Centre attorney Joseph McCann wrote in a statement Thursday. "We have requested information from the District Attorney and the Police Department, but it has not been forthcoming. We hope that the investigation will be expedited, and the many questions surrounding Kevin's death will be addressed."

A call to the district attorney's office was not returned. Suffolk police officials were not available for comment.

Police officials said after the shooting that officers confronted Callahan inside his home on Sept. 20 after three patrol units responded to a call of a man with a gun at the residence. They saw Callahan standing in the doorway before he went back inside, police said. Officers entered the house, and following a confrontation, Callahan was shot, police said.

Suffolk police would not say if they found a gun at the scene or if Callahan was the subject of the 911 call.

In an Oct. 4 letter issued by Suffolk police, they denied a request by Newsday under the state Freedom of Information Law for more details about the shooting because it would interfere with the ongoing investigation and "deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial adjudication."

It was the first fatal shooting of a suspect by Suffolk officers this year, police said.