Buffalo police officer shoots armed suspect after being stabbed with box cutter
On May 23, 2026, Buffalo police officers responded to a report of a suspect wanted for stabbing a woman's boyfriend the previous day. Officers observed 35-year-old Derrick Harris armed with a box cutter on Deshler Street near Broadway. During the encounter, Harris allegedly stabbed one of the officers, who then fired his weapon. The incident was captured on bodycam footage and has been viewed over 200,000 times on YouTube.
Verified
- ✓Incident occurred in Buffalo, New York on May 23, 2026. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓Suspect Derrick Harris, 35, was armed with a box cutter. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓Harris was wanted for a stabbing that occurred May 22, 2026. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓A pedestrian flagged down officers to report the suspect. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓An officer was stabbed during the encounter. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓An officer discharged his firearm. (Source: PoliceActivity YouTube description)
- ✓43 mainstream media articles have covered this incident. (Source: provided metadata)
- ✓Video has 202,631 views on YouTube. (Source: provided metadata)
▸▾Why this is here
- Source
- @PoliceActivity
- Source type
- Raw Footage (Tier 9)
- Content type
- Raw Footage
- Confidence
- Single-source
- Coverage
- 1 of 15 major US outlets
- Published
- May 27, 2026 at 7:32 AM PDT
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