After a five-hour standoff, the police situation near the Brighton Beach Starbucks came to an abrupt and tragic end on Saturday, as police shot and killed Samuel White.

Police allege White kidnapped and raped an ex-girlfriend, who sparked the standoff by escaping out a window to the building’s roof after contacting relatives and informing them of her situation. When police arrived, White was holed up in the apartment with a kitchen knife. After five hours of negotiation, police entered the building to throw a remote viewing device, but White lunged at them and stabbed an officer. After a taser failed to stop him, police shot White five times. He was pronounced dead at Coney Island Hospital.

White reportedly had a long rap sheet, with 12 convictions. Five of those were related to his ex-girlfriend, including a previous abduction in which he took her to a Sheepshead Bay hotel.

You can read the full story from the NY Times and NY1.

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  • http://sanzay-humor.blogspot.com/ Alex

    How many times unit has to fail before it discharged as defective? Does it worth placing unit back to service without repair? Ask any tech about it? Samuel White deserved his death and it is the most humane resolution because of his inhumane actions.

  • http://sanzay-humor.blogspot.com Alex

    How many times unit has to fail before it discharged as defective? Does it worth placing unit back to service without repair? Ask any tech about it? Samuel White deserved his death and it is the most humane resolution because of his inhumane actions.

  • Sasha

    WOW thats cold.
    I dont think that way,i think justice plays a big role here.When some one gets rapped or antyhing ike that,they let them criminals out on bail,but who ever got rapped have to live with that all there lifes.
    some and most of his charges were for that girl.Alot of stupid girls playes with man minds like that.If she was a normal person she would get help and protect her self first time.Obviously she let him back in her life a lot of times.and everytime they fought she called the police,im sure she knew if he was insane she would deal with him but ….

  • Sasha

    WOW thats cold.
    I dont think that way,i think justice plays a big role here.When some one gets rapped or antyhing ike that,they let them criminals out on bail,but who ever got rapped have to live with that all there lifes.
    some and most of his charges were for that girl.Alot of stupid girls playes with man minds like that.If she was a normal person she would get help and protect her self first time.Obviously she let him back in her life a lot of times.and everytime they fought she called the police,im sure she knew if he was insane she would deal with him but ….

  • Kismet

    Sounds like the type of guy that would have killed her eventually.

  • Kismet

    Sounds like the type of guy that would have killed her eventually.

  • LA

    THIS IS ALL FUCKIN BULLSHIT … I CANT BELIEVE THE MEDIA & THE COPS HAS THE NERVE TO FUCKIN PUT THIS SHIT OUT. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE FUCKIN TRUTH!!! SAMUEL WHITE WAS NO THUG, HE WAS IN SCHOOL & WORKING AND HARDLY HUNG OUT ON THE STREETS. THE COPS ARE FUCKIN LIARS AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO KILL SAMMY!! THE RAPE & THE KIDNAPPING IS ALL BULLSHIT .. SHE WAS ALREADY AT HIS HOUSE!!!! THE COPS DIDNT EVEN HAVE THEIR STORY STRAIGHT AND WTF WAS SAMMY GONNA DO EVEN HE HAD A KNIFE … HE HAD NO CHANCE OVER GUNS AND SHIELDS… JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED!!! FUCK THE BULLSHIT MEDIA & FUCK THE COPS!!! IDK HOW THIS GIRL IS EVER GONNA LIVE WITH HERSELF…. CUZ SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH!!

  • LA

    THIS IS ALL FUCKIN BULLSHIT … I CANT BELIEVE THE MEDIA & THE COPS HAS THE NERVE TO FUCKIN PUT THIS SHIT OUT. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW THE FUCKIN TRUTH!!! SAMUEL WHITE WAS NO THUG, HE WAS IN SCHOOL & WORKING AND HARDLY HUNG OUT ON THE STREETS. THE COPS ARE FUCKIN LIARS AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO KILL SAMMY!! THE RAPE & THE KIDNAPPING IS ALL BULLSHIT .. SHE WAS ALREADY AT HIS HOUSE!!!! THE COPS DIDNT EVEN HAVE THEIR STORY STRAIGHT AND WTF WAS SAMMY GONNA DO EVEN HE HAD A KNIFE … HE HAD NO CHANCE OVER GUNS AND SHIELDS… JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED!!! FUCK THE BULLSHIT MEDIA & FUCK THE COPS!!! IDK HOW THIS GIRL IS EVER GONNA LIVE WITH HERSELF…. CUZ SHE KNOWS THE TRUTH!!

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur B

    So 12 previous convictions is a lie? Really? So far it seems that the only liars are you and your friends. How many convictions do you have? You’re doing a real bad job trying to influence us. You’re not endearing anyone or helping your point. Chill Out. Go to your friends funeral and mourn him silently. Take example from his mistake, don’t flame out early in life like he did.

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur Borko

    So 12 previous convictions is a lie? Really? So far it seems that the only liars are you and your friends. How many convictions do you have? You’re doing a real bad job trying to influence us. You’re not endearing anyone or helping your point. Chill Out. Go to your friends funeral and mourn him silently. Take example from his mistake, don’t flame out early in life like he did.

  • Kismet

    Sounds like with 12 convictions under his belt, he had the potential to really harm that girl. Did she have a previous criminal record or history of violence? You hear about this crazy stuff with guys and jealousy all the time. Look at that Yale Student that they found in the wall the other day. Women are really defenseless when it comes down to it, regardless of court orders of protection and what have you. If he wasn’t trying to stab the cops he would have probably stabbed her. And you don’t have to be a thug to kill someone.

  • Kismet

    Sounds like with 12 convictions under his belt, he had the potential to really harm that girl. Did she have a previous criminal record or history of violence? You hear about this crazy stuff with guys and jealousy all the time. Look at that Yale Student that they found in the wall the other day. Women are really defenseless when it comes down to it, regardless of court orders of protection and what have you. If he wasn’t trying to stab the cops he would have probably stabbed her. And you don’t have to be a thug to kill someone.

  • FRIEND

    the cops are liers… i was there when it all started samuel white was a great kid, he treated his girl good there were both in love …. loook at the facts she said he raped and kidnaped her….
    one-if a person would kidnap her he wouldnt let her leave. he has a small apartment SHE WASNT THERE AFTER THE COPS CAME .
    two- she told the cops that she was raped and now she is saying that she was never raped by him
    my friend was on the phone with samuel talking to him and he said that he never kidnaped her she was fine that she came to him and was talking to him and then left, he didnt have a weapon or anything when his friend told him to come out he said he was scared that they mit shot him he was scared of that when his friend went up to the cops .. they didnt even wanna listen they said we dont care. the cops said they were talking to him THEY NEVER DID!
    the cops shot 2 gunshots earlier that day at samuel white one of the gunshot shot samuel and he died right way the cops knew that he was already died but they didnt want to say anything and they started playing a role. then around 5pm the police dog came out there was one cop that came up stairs then we heard 4 more gunshots he was there for 2 mins then came down right after him the fireman went up when they brought samuel down he was died already … NO COP WAS STABBED BY A KNIFE NO COP CAME DOWN INJURIED… THEY ARE MAKING UP STORIES. THEY JUST DONT WANT TO TELL THE TRUTH OF WHAT REALY HAPPENED …

  • FRIEND

    the cops are liers… i was there when it all started samuel white was a great kid, he treated his girl good there were both in love …. loook at the facts she said he raped and kidnaped her….
    one-if a person would kidnap her he wouldnt let her leave. he has a small apartment SHE WASNT THERE AFTER THE COPS CAME .
    two- she told the cops that she was raped and now she is saying that she was never raped by him
    my friend was on the phone with samuel talking to him and he said that he never kidnaped her she was fine that she came to him and was talking to him and then left, he didnt have a weapon or anything when his friend told him to come out he said he was scared that they mit shot him he was scared of that when his friend went up to the cops .. they didnt even wanna listen they said we dont care. the cops said they were talking to him THEY NEVER DID!
    the cops shot 2 gunshots earlier that day at samuel white one of the gunshot shot samuel and he died right way the cops knew that he was already died but they didnt want to say anything and they started playing a role. then around 5pm the police dog came out there was one cop that came up stairs then we heard 4 more gunshots he was there for 2 mins then came down right after him the fireman went up when they brought samuel down he was died already … NO COP WAS STABBED BY A KNIFE NO COP CAME DOWN INJURIED… THEY ARE MAKING UP STORIES. THEY JUST DONT WANT TO TELL THE TRUTH OF WHAT REALY HAPPENED …

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur Borko

    You’ve been watching to many episodes of The Shield. The cops are not corrupt, this is not Illinois. Nobody here has any reason to beleive your attempts at garnering sympathy for a convicted criminal and alleged racist. If this was some crazy cover up the media would be all over it like a doorag in the pjs. They love covering unjustified police shootings.

    Go mourn your friend in peace, but please stop trying to convince us, you have no evidence, your use of ebonics is not helping your case either, nor is yelling in caps.

  • http://Www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur B

    You’ve been watching to many episodes of The Shield. The cops are not corrupt, this is not Illinois. Nobody here has any reason to beleive your attempts at garnering sympathy for a convicted criminal and alleged racist. If this was some crazy cover up the media would be all over it like a doorag in the pjs. They love covering unjustified police shootings.

    Go mourn your friend in peace, but please stop trying to convince us, you have no evidence, your use of ebonics is not helping your case either, nor is yelling in caps.

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur Borko

    Alleged rapist sorry, iPhone autocomplete hehe

  • http://Www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur B

    Alleged rapist sorry, iPhone autocomplete hehe

  • Sasha

    Arthur…No one has any evidance what really happend that day…Let him rest in peace who ever that person is.

  • Sasha

    Arthur…No one has any evidance what really happend that day…Let him rest in peace who ever that person is.

  • http://myspace.com/damanilz damanilz

    Wow… all you people exept the ones who know the truth are lowlifes… sitting at ur computer commenting on a case that has nothing to do with u… I know sammy for a long time… he was no thug ,those earlier convictions were for bullshit charges, a lot of which he took the rap for his friends because he’s not a snitch…. plus he was a lot younger…how can u say he deserved to die??? Did u know that this bitch called the cops for the same shit a while back when he was nowhere near her? He wasn’t even around! And he still got arrested because she’s a convincing smut and he’s a minority with a backround… what do his bullshit gun and drug charges have to do with this case? He worked as security and went to school… he was the golden child of all these hood motherfuckers… and what kind of idiot would run at a swat team with a kitchen knife? Someone who’s been to jail b4 knows that, and he was no fool he’s bright and intellegent and now the smut bitch is runnin around brighton crying saying that he didn’t rape her and the cops won’t arrest her cuz they’ll ger in trouble for killing him for no reason….. fuck alll you lowlifes sitting at ur computer trying to comment thinking you know shit when you know nothing… no life at all… but karmas a bitch… and I won’t comment when its you on the website RIP SAMMY

  • http://myspace.com/damanilz damanilz

    Wow… all you people exept the ones who know the truth are lowlifes… sitting at ur computer commenting on a case that has nothing to do with u… I know sammy for a long time… he was no thug ,those earlier convictions were for bullshit charges, a lot of which he took the rap for his friends because he’s not a snitch…. plus he was a lot younger…how can u say he deserved to die??? Did u know that this bitch called the cops for the same shit a while back when he was nowhere near her? He wasn’t even around! And he still got arrested because she’s a convincing smut and he’s a minority with a backround… what do his bullshit gun and drug charges have to do with this case? He worked as security and went to school… he was the golden child of all these hood motherfuckers… and what kind of idiot would run at a swat team with a kitchen knife? Someone who’s been to jail b4 knows that, and he was no fool he’s bright and intellegent and now the smut bitch is runnin around brighton crying saying that he didn’t rape her and the cops won’t arrest her cuz they’ll ger in trouble for killing him for no reason….. fuck alll you lowlifes sitting at ur computer trying to comment thinking you know shit when you know nothing… no life at all… but karmas a bitch… and I won’t comment when its you on the website RIP SAMMY

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur Borko

    Yes. 12 convictions. All false. All crimes committed by “friends”. Mmhm. If there is so much truth in what you say then his family should sue the city and the police department and should be talking to the daily news or something.

    Frankly the only outcry I’ve seen is from a bunch of project rats upset that their fellow rat got shot and killed.

    My patience is ending. So far not a single one of you has given us any proof that what you’re saying is true. Bring the truth, back up what you say with facts and evidence and everyone will believe you, myself included. Till you can do that, and I bet you never will, just crawl back to your sewer.

  • http://www.njluxurymotors.com Arthur B

    Yes. 12 convictions. All false. All crimes committed by “friends”. Mmhm. If there is so much truth in what you say then his family should sue the city and the police department and should be talking to the daily news or something.

    Frankly the only outcry I’ve seen is from a bunch of project rats upset that their fellow rat got shot and killed.

    My patience is ending. So far not a single one of you has given us any proof that what you’re saying is true. Bring the truth, back up what you say with facts and evidence and everyone will believe you, myself included. Till you can do that, and I bet you never will, just crawl back to your sewer.

  • SAMMY’S CUZZIN

    THANK YOU “LA” AND “SASHA”. THIS IS SAMUAL WHITE’S COUSIN. TO EVERY ONE WHO SAYS HE DESERVED HIS DEATH, FUCK YOU. HE WAS NO THUG, NO GOON AND NO DUMMY. HE DID GO BACK TO SCHOOL TRYING TO MAKE A LIFE FOR HIMSELF UNTIL HIS BITCH OF A OBSESSED GIRLFREIND SET HIM UP FOR THE LAST TIME.
    R.I.P TO THE BIG COUSIN SAMMY……IMMA NEVER FORGET U B…..DAZZLE

  • SAMMY’S CUZZIN

    THANK YOU “LA” AND “SASHA”. THIS IS SAMUAL WHITE’S COUSIN. TO EVERY ONE WHO SAYS HE DESERVED HIS DEATH, FUCK YOU. HE WAS NO THUG, NO GOON AND NO DUMMY. HE DID GO BACK TO SCHOOL TRYING TO MAKE A LIFE FOR HIMSELF UNTIL HIS BITCH OF A OBSESSED GIRLFREIND SET HIM UP FOR THE LAST TIME.
    R.I.P TO THE BIG COUSIN SAMMY……IMMA NEVER FORGET U B…..DAZZLE

  • http://www.nedberke.com Ned Berke

    I’m shutting comments off for both articles related to this incident. In my opinion, the back and forth has gone too far. Regardless of what you think of Mr. White – or the woman involved – saying a person deserved his death, or that a potential rape victim is a loon, is out of bounds.

    Mr. White’s family and friends ought to be thanked for sharing another side of the story – regardless of whether you think it’s correct. There are always many sides to a tale as sad as this one, and they ought not be ridiculed for giving their input. To those friends and family, I’m sorry for your loss.

    To my other readers, thanks as always for sharing your opinions.

  • http://www.NedBerke.com Ned Berke

    I’m shutting comments off for both articles related to this incident. In my opinion, the back and forth has gone too far. Regardless of what you think of Mr. White – or the woman involved – saying a person deserved his death, or that a potential rape victim is a loon, is out of bounds.

    Mr. White’s family and friends ought to be thanked for sharing another side of the story – regardless of whether you think it’s correct. There are always many sides to a tale as sad as this one, and they ought not be ridiculed for giving their input. To those friends and family, I’m sorry for your loss.

    To my other readers, thanks as always for sharing your opinions.

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