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24-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Capital Region Shooting; Search For Gunman Underway 24-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Capital Region Shooting; Search For Gunman Underway
24-Year-Old In Critical Condition After Capital Region Shooting; Search For Gunman Underway A young man is fighting for his life following a late-night shooting in the region. The incident happened at around 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in Albany’s West Hill neighborhood, near First and Ontario streets. Staff at Albany Medical Center Hospital contacted Albany Police after the 24-year-old victim showed up to the emergency room with a gunshot wound to his chest. The man remains hospitalized in critical condition, police said. No suspects had been identified as of Wednesday, May 22. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact Albany Police at 518-462-8039. Anonymous tips …
34-Year-Old Shot To Death Near Capital Region Park After Repeated Fights, Police Say 34-Year-Old Shot To Death Near Capital Region Park After Repeated Fights, Police Say
34-Year-Old Shot To Death Near Capital Region Park After Repeated Fights, Police Say Police are seeking tips after a man was shot to death near a park in the region. The killing happened at around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, near Albany’s Bleecker Stadium, near Ontario and First streets. Albany Police said officers were called about a shooting and found evidence consistent with gunfire when they arrived. As detectives were investigating the incident, they learned that a 34-year-old gunshot victim had been dropped off at Albany Medical Center Hospital. The victim, identified by police as Ashad Cooper, was pronounced dead a short time later. According to investigators, Coop…
Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man
Musician's Shooting Death Leads To Murder Charges For 20-Year-Old Capital Region Man A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder months after allegedly gunning down a musician in the region. Saratoga County resident Jeff Henderson, of South Glens Falls, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Albany County Court on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the death of Benjamin Rowe. According to prosecutors, Henderson fatally shot Rowe at around 2 a.m. Sunday, June 25 in Albany, near Hamilton and Ontario streets. Rowe was 25 years old. Earlier Report: Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Albany Shootings His killing came during a particularly violent week in Albany in whic…
4-Year-Old Hit By Car Outside McDonald's In Capital Region 4-Year-Old Hit By Car Outside McDonald's In Capital Region
4-Year-Old Hit By Car Outside McDonald's In Capital Region A young child is doing okay after being struck by a car in the region. The incident happened at around 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, in Albany, near the intersection of Sherman and Ontario streets. According to Albany Police, a 4-year-old boy ran into the roadway while his mother was unloading items from her car and was hit by a vehicle. The boy was not injured and was taken to Albany Medical Center out of precaution. The incident happened just outside of a McDonald's.
Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Capital Region Shootings Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Capital Region Shootings
Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Capital Region Shootings Three men are dead following a week of gun violence in the region. Albany Police officers were called at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, June 25, with reports of a shooting near Myrtle Avenue and Philip Street, one block east of the governor’s mansion. When emergency crews arrived, they found 28-year-old Deandre Morrison, of Albany, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso. Morrison was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. A little over an hour later, just after 2 a.m., officers learned of another shooting in the Pine Hills …
21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty 21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty
21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty A 21-year-old woman accused of setting fire to an occupied home near a college in the region is formally denying any wrongdoing. Allexus Pecoraro, of Erieville in Madison County, pleaded not guilty to an eight-count arson indictment in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Firefighters in Albany were called at around 7:30 a.m. on May 8, 2022 with reports that a home was on fire near the College of Saint Rose, on Hudson Avenue near Ontario Street, according to Albany Police. The fire destroyed one home and damaged two others, along with three vehicles that were parked nearby. One per…
Fatal Shooting Leads To Standoff With Police In Capital Region Fatal Shooting Leads To Standoff With Police In Capital Region
Fatal Shooting Leads To Standoff With Police In Capital Region Police in the Capital Region were engaged in an armed standoff with the suspect in a fatal shooting Friday evening, Sept. 30, NewsChannel 13 reports. Police in Albany were called to the 400 block of Hamilton Street just before 4 p.m Friday with reports of a shooting, Albany Police spokesperson Steve Smith said. Nearly an hour later, Smith said the victim had died and the shooting was being investigated as a homicide. Smith did not provide any information on the victim and what relationship, if any, they may have had with the shooter. Pictures from the scene showed a heavy police response …
Shots Fired, 16-Year-Old Stabbed In Altercation Near UAlbany Shots Fired, 16-Year-Old Stabbed In Altercation Near UAlbany
Shots Fired, 16-Year-Old Stabbed In Altercation Near UAlbany A 16-year-old boy is recovering after police said a fight between several teens escalated into gunfire and a stabbing near the University at Albany. The incident happened shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, near Western Avenue and Ontario Street, not far from the Alumni Quad, according to university police. Officers were called with reports that a large group of juveniles was fighting when multiple gunshots were heard, police said. The 16-year-old victim was stabbed in the shoulder and was taken to the hospital with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. Nobody was sh…
Violence Erupts In Capital District: Shootings Kill 14-Year-Old In Troy, Injure 6 In Albany Violence Erupts In Capital District: Shootings Kill 14-Year-Old In Troy, Injure 6 In Albany
Violence Erupts In Capital District: Shootings Kill 14-Year-Old In Troy, Injure 6 In Albany A 14-year-old boy just days away from starting high school is dead following a weekend of gun violence in the Capital District that left six others injured. Calls began flooding into 911 at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, with reports of a shooting in Troy, near 6th Avenue and 103rd Street. When officers arrived, they found the teen suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. So far, police have not released the victim’s name pending notification of his relatives. Investigators determined that the boy …
Police ID Victim In Late-Night Homicide In Capital District Police ID Victim In Late-Night Homicide In Capital District
Police ID Victim In Late-Night Homicide In Capital District Authorities have identified a victim who died following a pair of late-night shootings in the Capital District that left several others hospitalized. Albany resident Kareem Collier, age 36, died early Tuesday, Aug. 2 after being shot near Central Avenue and Ontario Street, according to Albany Police. Earlier Report: 1 Killed, 5 Injured In Overnight Shootings In Albany Investigators said Collier was found just before 2:30 a.m. suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An hour before his death, Albany Police had responded to report…
1 Killed, 5 Injured In Overnight Shootings In Capital District 1 Killed, 5 Injured In Overnight Shootings In Capital District
1 Killed, 5 Injured In Overnight Shootings In Capital District One man is dead and several others are injured following a pair of overnight shootings in the Capital District. Police said officers in Albany were called at around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 to the area of Central and Lexington avenues for reports of shots fired. When officers arrived they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Albany Police. Both victims were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Three additional men walked into the same hospital’s emergency room with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Poli…