Samurai sword-wielding man killed by liquor store owner, police say

Police are investigating after a man with a samurai sword was shot and killed in a liquor store on Long Island Thursday. The incident was reported at Port Jeff Liquors in the 150 block of East Main Street just after 2 p.m. Police say 50-year-old Theodore Scoville walked into the store swinging dangerously close to the owner with a two-foot blade, and the owner shot him. Scoville was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say surveillance video matches what the store owner told them. Read more: https://7ny.tv/2LM9uOp Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK:   / abc7ny   TWITTER:   / abc7ny   INSTAGRAM:   / abc7ny   NEWS TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2... Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected] #abc7NY #localnews #nyc