The deputy was shot by police as many as 10 times after he ignored commands from the officers to drop his firearm, according to police and the mayor.
"By my count, there are at least eight separate, clear, unequivocal commands to put the gun down and get on the ground," Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino said at a press conference. "They are all ignored."
The shooting beforehand involving the deputy and the group of men left two people injured. That shooting was sparked by an argument.