On September 14, 2022, Christopher Michael Pesavento, 50, died after a prolonged barricade at his home on Quaker Bridge Road in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The standoff began about 12:20 p.m. after police were called about a person with a gun. Negotiators from the New York State Police and the Westchester County Police Department spent nearly twelve hours trying to persuade him to surrender while a secure perimeter remained in place.

During the standoff Pesavento fired roughly 40 rounds from inside his house, wounding two Westchester County officers; both sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were treated and released from a local hospital. Officers on scene did not return fire, used less-lethal methods and deployed a camera-equipped police robot. Shortly after midnight on September 15, Pesavento was found deceased inside the residence; the medical examiner was to determine cause of death and the Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation. No arrests were made.

Pesavento was a lifelong Croton-on-Hudson resident, a veteran firefighter who recently retired as a lieutenant after 25 years with the Greenville Fire Department in Greenburgh and served 30 years with the Croton Fire Department; he was a husband and father of three and served at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks.