Police chief shot in upstate NY; suspect dead after standoff, cops say

MAYBROOK, N.Y. -- Authorities say a police chief has been shot in an upstate New York village and a suspect is dead after a standoff, reports CBS New York.

Maybrook Police Chief Arnold "Butch" Amthor was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call at a home around 10 a.m. Tuesday in the village of Maybrook, 55 miles north of New York City. 

The station reports Amthor was shot in the shoulder. Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police says the officer is expected to survive.   

State police say troopers and a police negotiator responded to the scene after the suspect barricaded himself inside the home. Tuesday afternoon, the suspect reportedly exchanged gunfire with police and was shot and killed. 

Maybrook is a village of 3,000 residents just west of Stewart International Airport in nearby Newburgh.