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BB gun-wielding man fatally shot by off-duty cop on Staten Island had at least 22 prior arrests: police sources

August 16, 2025
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The man fatally shot by an off-duty cop on Staten Island had a lengthy rap sheet of at least 22 arrests, including one for assaulting police, law enforcement sources said.

Jesse Campbell, who was killed after pointing a realistic looking BB gun at the officer just after 8 p.m. Friday, was arrested in 2023 on second-degree assault charges for throwing a “porch bin” at a pair of NYPD officers, sources said. The outcome of the case was unclear.

Campbell, 44, had also been arrested in the past for criminal trespassing, petit larceny, and narcotics, according to sources.

Andrew's Diner on Staten Island.
Jesse Campbell, 44, was fatally shot by an off-duty cop outside of Andrew’s Diner in Eltingville on Friday. Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post

The Staten Island man allegedly told his mom and sister that he intended to be killed by police, hours before he was outside of Andrew’s Diner in Eltingville with the BB gun.

Campbell “has got some problems,” said a local resident, who wished to remain anonymous.

But he insisted Campbell “was a good kid.”

“I think he was just drunk or something, probably running around joking around with a BB gun, and I guess whatever happened, happened,” the man told The Post.

“His mother and father are great people, good family. He’s not all there mentally, he’s got some problems. His brother, 15 years ago, got hit by a car, got paralyzed. He’s been dealing with that,” he added.

The BB gun Jesse Campbell allegedly pointed at an off-duty police officer before he was fatally shot on Staten Island on Aug. 15, 2025
A photo shared by the NYPD show the hyper-realistic BB gun, which had a piece of tape around its grip. ABC 7

Campbell’s death has left the family “all damaged up,” said another man who identified himself as a relative.

“It’s heartbreaking,” he said, adding he didn’t know if Campbell had wanted to be killed by cops.

Police have video showing two off-duty officers directing Campbell to drop the BB gun outside of the eatery, before one of them fired multiple rounds, according to sources and the NYPD.

A photo shared by the NYPD show the hyper-realistic BB gun, which had a piece of tape around its grip.

He was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, sources said. 

The post BB gun-wielding man fatally shot by off-duty cop on Staten Island had at least 22 prior arrests: police sources appeared first on New York Post.

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