By Bill Parry
Police responding to a 911 call in Astoria Saturday morning shot and killed an elderly man who came to the door of his 38th Street home carrying a shotgun, the NYPD said.
Authorities were called to the home of 86-year-old Jack Calvello and 65-year-old Carolann Matyka to respond to a domestic dispute around 11 a.m., police said.
When ordered to drop the weapon, Calvello allegedly refused and then pointed it at an NYPD officer and sergeant, the NYPD said.
The police officer then shot Calvello in the chest, police said.
Calvello was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital Queens, where he was pronounced dead, according to cops.
In a search of the home between 31st Avenue and Broadway, police found a Matyka, who was believed to be the Calvello’s daughter and had been shot in the head, a spokesman for the NYPD said. Matyka was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where she was pronounced dead at around 3:45 p.m., the NYPD said.
A dog, believed to be a terrier, was found shot in the neck and was brought to the ASPCA Animal Hospital where it is expected to survive, police said.
The officer and sergeant were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital Queens to be treated for trauma and were in stable condition, police said.
Authorities said a loaded 12 gauge shotgun was recovered in the house, and the investigation was ongoing.
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