The New York State Police are reporting another officer-involved shooting in which an armed suspect was shot dead.

Authorities in Herkimer County say at 1:04 p.m. on Christmas Eve they responded to a domestic-related stabbing at a home on Mers Way in Dolgeville.

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Troopers say a man reported broke into a home and stabbed a victim several times before fleeing the scene.

Police say they found 24-year-old Carson Dobson, who was wielding a knife and a sword, a short distance away. Troopers ordered him to drop the weapons and he reportedly repeated ignored the commands.

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He was shot after he continued to come toward officers, threatening them, after being tasered.

Dobson died at the scene.

The stabbing victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.

The New York State Attorney’s Office is investigating the incident.

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Last week, a Unadilla man was shot dead by police during an investigation into a reported domestic incident.  December 22, 24-year-old Mark Beilby was fatally shot by a trooper when he advanced toward the officer, armed with a knife.

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