BARRYVILLE, NY — An incident involving a gunshot had been developing since around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Il Castello restaurant parking lot in Barryville, according to the River Reporter’s police scanner.

A Medivac helicopter was subsequently called to a landing field in Shohola to transport an injured person to hospital.

The Town of Highland Supervisor, John Pizzolato, told the River Reporter that the incident actually started in the parking lot of the Oasis restaurant, which he owns, less than a half-mile away on the same road, NYS Route 97.

He said he saw a man in a brand-new car with temporary Maine plates in the parking lot as he walked over from his other business, the Stickett Inn. He saw that the man was distraught and asked him if he needed help. The man asked him, "Do you have a gun?"

Pizzolato said he told the man "no" and asked what was going on. The man told him, "I'm trying to stay away from guys like you."

"I don't know if he had mistaken me for a cop, or what," Pizzolato said.

He kept staring at Pizzolato in an "unnerving" way, so Pizzolato locked up his business and continued to go about his day, walking back to the Stickett Inn to get some cleaning supplies and attend to other matters. When he returned to the Oasis, he saw the distraught man still parked outside.

Pizzolato then headed to a meeting at Highland Town Hall with former councilman Chris Tambini and town justice Anthony LaRuffa. He also reported the "sketchy" situation to police.

Pizzolato said that, from what he understands, the distraught man fled from the police in his car, and the police chased him to Il Castello's parking lot.  There, an officer shot the man. Pizzolato said he doesn't know whether or not the man had a gun.

Pizzolato said he would be giving his deposition to the police this afternoon.

Earlier today, Sullivan 911 closed the four-corner intersection with Routes 55 and 97. Route 97 was still closed at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with a detour set up at River Road, but was open again on Wednesday morning.

There was no one in the restaurant, as Il Castello's is closed on Tuesdays.

This is a developing story and has been updated. Please check back for further updates.