On the morning of July 2, 2018, a 911 call from a woman who reported her estranged husband was suicidal and possibly armed brought New York State Police, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and the Corning Police Department to a home on Welch Road in Erwin. Officers, including 29-year-old New York State Trooper Nicholas Clark, set a perimeter and tried to establish contact with 43-year-old Steven Kiley, a local school principal. Negotiators were still attempting contact when Kiley exited the rear of the house and fired, striking Trooper Clark.

A deputy pulled the trooper to safety, but the wound proved fatal. Law enforcement later found Kiley inside the home, deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Clark was remembered as a stellar trooper, a former standout football player and two-time state wrestling champion, and is survived by his parents and a brother.

Did anyone in the Erwin area see activity near Welch Road that morning or have information about what happened before officers arrived?