UPDATE: Trooper killed while responding to domestic dispute near Corning, report says CORNING, N.Y. -- A shooting overnight in Corning has drawn a large police presence, according to reports. New York State Police are investigating an active situation, according to WENY-TV. Sources tell WENY, there is one victim. That person's condition is unclear, according to the TV station. The shooting occurred off-campus near Corning Community College. The college said the incident took place early Monday morning and did not involve any SUNY Corning Community College students or personnel. "There is no threat to the campus," the college said. "All offices are open. The state police are investigating the incident and are using one of the college's parking lots as a command center." Photos of heavy police presence this morning near Corning Community College and Spencer Crest Nature Center. pic.twitter.com/fcEnhNdgd7 — WENY News (@WENYTV) July 2, 2018 This story will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.<doc-sep>A New York State Trooper who once tried out for the Buffalo Bills was shot and killed by a suicidal school principal just outside of Corning on Monday morning. The 29-year-old trooper, Nicholas Clark, was one of several law-enforcement officers responding to a 911 call from a woman who reported that her estranged husband, Bradford Central School District Principal Steven Kiley, 43, was suicidal and armed inside his home on Welch Road in the town of Erwin around 3:30 a.m. “[She] said that he had stated he was thinking about suicide and might be armed,” said First Deputy Superintendent of State Police Chris Fiore at a press conference. Cops from the Corning Police Department and the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department joined Clark at the scene, which is not far from the Pennsylvania border. Law enforcement tried to contact Kiley, who was barricaded inside, to no avail, officials said. Clark was then shot dead in the stand-off, authorities said. “A situation like this makes no sense,” Gov. Cuomo said at the press conference. “A 29-year-old with his whole life ahead of him was just trying to help and do good things.” Fiore added that “the suspect was later found deceased in the residence with an apparent gunshot wound.” The dead trooper, a Steuben County native, was a two-time state wrestling champion and star football player who went on to try out for the Buffalo Bills, police said. “He was an outstanding athlete, a lifelong Steuben County resident, graduated from Canisteo Greenwood High School, a two-time state wrestling champion and a standout football player,” said Troop E Major Rick Allen. “He had a scholarship to the University of North Carolina Greensboro as a [wrestler]. He attended there one year, and then he attended Alfred University, where he tried out for the Buffalo Bills, prior to coming to us.” Clark graduated from basic training with the state police in September of 2015 and transferred to the barracks in Bath just last August, Allen said. “He was pretty proud to serve the citizens who he called friends and neighbors to try to give back to the community he grew up in,” Allen added. Clark is survived by his mother, father and brother. Police are continuing to investigate. “Trooper Clark is a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of serving and protecting others,” said New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association President Thomas Mungeer. “Despite the inherent dangers in today’s society, our Troopers have answered – and will continue to answer – the call of duty again and again,” Clark was the 26th member of the New York State Police to die in the line of duty since 2006, according to the State Police PBA. Next week marks the first anniversary of the death of Trooper Joel R. Davis​, who​ was shot and killed, also responding to a domestic incident, ​July 9, in Theresa, Jefferson County. Clark will have a line-of-duty funeral, and the PBA is assisting family and colleagues through its charity the Signal 30 Benefit Fund, which is accepting donations in his name.<doc-sep>It's a tragic day for members of New York's law enforcement community. A New York state trooper responding to an early-morning domestic call was shot and killed near Corning, NY. According to investigators, the suspect was also killed. The Trooper has been identified as 29-year-old Nicholas Clark, a life-long resident of Steuben County. According to State Police, Trooper Clark was shot and killed by the suspect around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the town of Erwin. Investigators say the suspect, who had barricaded him self inside his home, later committed suicide. Trooper Clark is being remembered as an, "outstanding athlete" in high school and college, excelling in both wrestling and football, where he played for Alfred University. At one time, Trooper Clark even tried out for a spot on the Buffalo Bills. Trooper Clark is survived by his parents and brother. There's no word yet on funeral arrangements.<doc-sep>
A young New York State Police trooper with "his whole life before him" was gunned down early Monday while responding to a report of a suicidal person barricaded inside a home, the governor said. When Trooper Nicholas Clark responded to the call at about 3:30 a.m., Steven Kiley shot and killed him, the New York State Police said. Kiley, 43, was later found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the home in Steuben County, near the Pennsylvania state line, police said. Clark, 29, of Troupsburg, New York, is survived by his mother, father and brother, police said. "To the Clark family, to his mother, his father, his brother, we hope you find peace in this senseless act of violence," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference Monday. "A 29-year-old trooper, a stellar trooper with an extraordinary record, his whole life before him. Great athlete. Well accomplished. He wanted to do one thing -- which was help people." "This is one situation that I've gone through before," Cuomo continued. "Thirteen troopers lost in five years. There's no answer. There's no point. It's just sad and painful." Every day is dangerous for police, Cuomo said, from domestic violence incidents to storms to potential terrorism. "To the state police and to all police officers in this state," Cuomo said, "I want them to know that every person in the state of New York has nothing but respect for them, trust in them, and love for them and their families." "We know the danger that you put yourself in every day when you leave the house," the governor said. "We know the fear that is in your families' heart when you're out there. And we truly and deeply appreciate the risk that you take to keep our families safe." Flags on all state government buildings will be flown at half-staff, Cuomo said. New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood were among those who offered their condolences on Twitter. ABC News' Aaron Katersky contributed to this report.