Suffolk County police said a man suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death inside her Sayville home was fatally shot by police in Massachusetts after charging at officers with a knife.
Homicide Squad detectives determined Brandon Hampson was responsible for the death of Rachel Frislid, 62, who was found unconscious by a family member inside her home at 26 Pearl Court at approximately 8:30 p.m. Sept. 3, police said.
Police said Hampson, Frislid’s ex-boyfriend, stabbed her to death inside the home.
Detectives determined Hampson was staying at the French King Restaurant and Motel at 129 French King Highway in Erving, Massachusetts, and requested assistance from the Erving Police Department and Massachusetts State Police.
Members of those agencies responded Sept. 9 and saw Hampson outside the motel, police said.
When officers approached at approximately 9:15 p.m., Hampson displayed a knife and charged at them, according to Suffolk police. Hampson was shot and transported to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
Suffolk police initially reported Sept. 4 that Frislid had been found unconscious in her home and that detectives believed she was the victim of violence. The department announced Sept. 10 that investigators had identified Hampson as the person responsible for her death.
