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Police Officer, Sheriff's Deputy, Suspect Killed In Shootout On Suburban Street In Upstate NY Police Officer, Sheriff's Deputy, Suspect Killed In Shootout On Suburban Street In Upstate NY
Police Officer, Sheriff's Deputy, Suspect Killed In Shootout On Suburban Street In Upstate NY Two police officers were killed overnight in a shooting on a suburban street in upstate New York. Click here for a new, updated story: Over $250K Raised For Families Of Deputy, Cop Killed In Shootout On Quiet Suburban Street In NY The incident happened in Onondaga County in the village of Liverpool, located just north of Syracuse, shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, April 14. According to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, Syracuse Police Officers encountered a suspicious vehicle at Emerson Avenue and Hamilton Street and attempted to stop it. However, the driver refused to stop and fle…
Seen Him? Man Wanted In Connection To Double-Fatal Shooting In Westchester: FBI Seen Him? Man Wanted In Connection To Double-Fatal Shooting In Westchester: FBI
Seen Him? Man Wanted In Connection To Double-Fatal Shooting In Westchester: FBI Authorities are searching for a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Westchester that left two people dead.  New, updated report - New Update: 5 Charged In Double-Fatal Armed Robbery Of Mount Vernon Warehouse, Feds Say The manhunt for an individual possibly known as "Marcos" wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, March 19 was announced by FBI New York on Tuesday night.  Earlier Report - 2 Killed In Early Morning Shooting Near School In Mount Vernon At the time of the shooting, around 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday, shots wer…
2 Killed In Early Morning Shooting Near School In Westchester 2 Killed In Early Morning Shooting Near School In Westchester
2 Killed In Early Morning Shooting Near School In Westchester Two people died following an early-morning shooting in Westchester, officials said. New, updated report - Seen Him? Man Wanted In Connection To Double-Fatal Shooting In Mount Vernon: FBI The incident happened on Tuesday, March 19 at around 12:15 a.m., when shots were fired in the area of 137 South Fifth Ave. near the Denzel Washington School of the Arts in Mount Vernon, according to city officials.  Arriving police soon found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One of these victims was pronounced dead at the scene.  The other victim was taken to Montefiore Mount Ve…
Around 20 Gunshots Fired After Funeral At Northern Westchester Cemetery: Police Around 20 Gunshots Fired After Funeral At Northern Westchester Cemetery: Police
Around 20 Gunshots Fired After Funeral At Northern Westchester Cemetery: Police Police are searching for those involved in a shooting incident that happened at a Northern Westchester cemetery following an internment ceremony.  The incident happened on Saturday, Feb. 10 around 3 p.m., when shots were fired at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla at 273 Lakeview Ave., according to Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Oliva. After receiving several 911 calls reporting the shooting, officers rushed to an area in the cemetery near the Tower Gate off Grasslands Road (Route 100) and determined that around 20 gunshots had been fired shortly after the conclusion of an internment c…
Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Tracked Down, Arrested In Northern Westchester: Police Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Tracked Down, Arrested In Northern Westchester: Police
Fugitive Wanted In Shooting Tracked Down, Arrested In Northern Westchester: Police A 26-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with a shooting was tracked down and taken into custody after attempting to hide in Northern Westchester, police said. North Carolina resident Giovanni Wilson of Greenville was arrested in Peekskill on Friday, Jan. 12 after being tracked to a residence in the city, Westchester County Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17.  Wilson had been wanted in connection with a shooting that happened in Greenville in December. Following this incident, he fled North Carolina and attempted to hunker down in Peekskill.  However, an investigation…
Suspect At Large After Shots Fired In Broad Daylight At Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway Suspect At Large After Shots Fired In Broad Daylight At Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway
Suspect At Large After Shots Fired In Broad Daylight At Vehicle On Busy Westchester Roadway A suspect is at large after shots were fired in broad daylight at a vehicle on a busy roadway in Westchester. The incident happened 11:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8 in Yonkers in front of 104 S. Broadway (Route 9). That's when a male suspect fired two shots at the vehicle parked at the location, Yonkers Police Department Sgt. Robert Spink said. A vehicle passenger who is believed to be the intended target then exited the vehicle and fled into the Yonkers City Court.  Members of the Yonkers Police Department and New York State Court Officers immediately responded and secured t…
New Update: Suspect Killed By Police On Thruway Was Wanted For Shooting Hours Earlier New Update: Suspect Killed By Police On Thruway Was Wanted For Shooting Hours Earlier
New Update: Suspect Killed By Police On Thruway Was Wanted For Shooting Hours Earlier This story has been updated. A suspect killed in a shootout with troopers on the Thruway was wanted in connection with another shooting hours earlier that left a man in critical condition. The Rockland County incident happened shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3 in the southbound lanes of I-87 in the Town of Ramapo. State Police said troopers stopped a Mercedes sedan near exit 15A that had been identified in a Be on the Lookout (BOLO) as part of an attempted homicide investigation in Albany. During the traffic stop, the suspect and sole occupant of the car opened fire on troopers…
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Woman At Westchester Residence, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a shooting inside a Westchester home that left a woman hospitalized, police said. Click here for a new, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge After Man Shoots Ex-Girlfriend At Sleepy Hollow Residence, DA Says Ruben Louis Santiago, age 38, was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened at a Sleepy Hollow residence on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Sleepy Hollow Police announced on Wednesday, Jan 3.  According to the department, around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sleep Hollow Police officers responded to a residence on Chestnut Stree…
New Update: Shooting At NY Synagogue On First Day Of Hanukkah Investigated As Hate Crime New Update: Shooting At NY Synagogue On First Day Of Hanukkah Investigated As Hate Crime
New Update: Shooting At NY Synagogue On First Day Of Hanukkah Investigated As Hate Crime This story has been updated. A shooting at a New York synagogue on the first day of Hanukkah is being investigated as a hate crime. The incident happened at Albany’s Temple Israel, located on New Scotland Avenue, on Thursday, Dec. 7. According to Albany Police, the 28-year-old man fired two shots from a shotgun in the building's parking lot. Nobody was injured. The shots were first heard by the temple's director of Early Childhood Center, who called 911. At least two dozen preschool-aged children were inside the building at the time, police said. The facility was immediately placed…
New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer
New Update: Suspect From Westchester Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty Nypd Officer A 30-year-old man has been charged with shooting an off-duty police officer in a targeted attack that happened near a parkway in Westchester, authorities announced.  Port Chester resident Bryan Martinez, age 30, was arrested on Thursday evening, Nov. 16 in connection with the shooting of a 27-year-old off-duty New York City Police Department officer near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers on Tuesday, Nov. 14, Yonkers Police announced.  Earlier Report - Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers On the day of the shooting, …
Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Westchester
Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty Nypd Officer In Westchester Authorities are still working to solve the shooting of an off-duty officer that happened near a parkway in Westchester and are asking for help from the public in doing so.  New, updated report - Update: Suspect Nabbed In Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers, Police Say The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14 just before 11:30 a.m., when an off-duty member of the New York City Police Department was shot in the arm while sitting in a vehicle in Yonkers in the area of the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue, according to Yonkers Police. Earlier Report -&n…
New Update: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Westchester New Update: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Westchester
New Update: Off-Duty Nypd Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Westchester A man who was shot while sitting in a vehicle near a parkway in Westchester was an off-duty police officer, authorities said.  New, updated report - Latest Update: Police Seek Help In Solving Shooting Of Off-Duty NYPD Officer In Yonkers The off-duty officer, who is a member of the New York City Police Department, was shot in the arm in an incident that happened in Yonkers on Tuesday, Nov. 14 around 11:30 a.m., according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Earlier Report - Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspec…
Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal
Shooting Suspect Caught In Westchester: Incident Prompts Schools To Delay Dismissal Local schools were asked to delay the dismissal of students as authorities worked to apprehend a shooting suspect in Westchester, police said. The delayed dismissals occurred as a result of an incident on Tuesday, Nov. 14, when the Port Chester Police Department was notified that a suspect involved in a shooting in Yonkers may have been in the village. According to the department, the suspect's vehicle was then soon found in Port Chester by FBI Safe Streets Task Force members. It was then discovered that the suspect had a local address, prompting authorities to begin surveilling their home.…
Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Westchester: Suspect At Large Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Westchester: Suspect At Large
Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man sitting in his car next to a parkway in Westchester, police said.  New, updated report - Update: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Yonkers, Police Say The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14 around 11:30 a.m., prompting Yonkers Police to respond to the area of the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue near the border with Hastings-on-Hudson on a report of shots fired.  There, police discovered a crime scene and cordoned off the area to begin an investigation. At the same tim…
Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say
Victim Shot At Gas Station In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say A suspect has been apprehended following a shooting at a Hudson Valley gas station that left one person injured, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday evening, Nov. 10 in Kent at the Sunoco gas station at 1320 Route 52.  According to the Kent Police Department, arriving officers soon found a victim with a gunshot wound. A description of the suspect and their vehicle was then quickly given to authorities in the area.  With this information, the suspect was apprehended with help from New York State Police and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. Their id…
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say A year after a Westchester homicide that left a 29-year-old man dead, authorities are continuing to ask the public for help in finding the suspect, who is believed to have fled south.  New Rochelle Police are still searching for 29-year-old Mtayari Dixon, who is accused of fatally shooting New Rochelle resident James Caldwell, Jr. in October 2022, the department announced on Thursday, Oct. 26, the one-year anniversary of the incident.  Earlier Report - Police Offering Cash Reward For Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In New Rochelle According to New Rochelle Poli…
Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Man Hospitalized After Westchester Shooting, Refuses To Cooperate: Suspect At Large, Police Say Authorities are investigating a shooting in Westchester that hospitalized a man who later refused to cooperate with detectives, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 16 around 11 p.m., when police responded to the area of South 7th Avenue and West 5th Street in Mount Vernon for a report of shots fired, Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen said. Arriving officers quickly searched the scene and failed to find any witnesses or evidence regarding the shooting. Around an hour later though, authorities were told that a shooting victim had arrived at the Jacobi M…
Daylight Shooting Leaves Vehicles Damaged In Westchester: Suspects At Large, Police Say Daylight Shooting Leaves Vehicles Damaged In Westchester: Suspects At Large, Police Say
Daylight Shooting Leaves Vehicles Damaged In Westchester: Suspects At Large, Police Say Authorities are investigating a broad daylight shooting that left two vehicles damaged on a Westchester street. The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Mount Vernon, when police responded to East 3rd Street between South 2nd Avenue and South 3rd Avenue for a report of shots fired.  According to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen, arriving officers found several 9mm shell casings and two damaged vehicles at the scene.  There were no injuries from the incident. The suspects are still unknown and are at large, Allen said. Anyone with any information a…
Man Shot At Apartment Complex: Suspect On Loose In Westchester Man Shot At Apartment Complex: Suspect On Loose In Westchester
Man Shot At Apartment Complex: Suspect On Loose In Westchester Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a shooting at a Westchester apartment complex that left a man injured.  The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 2 just after midnight, when police responded to the Peter Bracey Apartments at 361 Main St. (US Route 1) in New Rochelle for a reported shooting, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  Arriving officers found several shot casings at the scene and later found a 33-year-old male victim of the shooting at a nearby hospital.  The man had received a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg, Co…
Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
Support Pours In For Family Of CT College Student Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus Support is pouring in for the family of a college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed attempting to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Updated story - New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable New Haven County resident Nick Donofrio, age 20, of Madison, was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home in Columbia, South Carolina on the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said. …
Shooting Near Apartment Building Injures Victim In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say Shooting Near Apartment Building Injures Victim In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Shooting Near Apartment Building Injures Victim In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say New, updated report: New Update: Teenage Duo Charged With Attempted Murder After Yonkers Shooting, Police Say Authorities are investigating a shooting in Westchester that left one person injured as a targeted attack, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22 in Yonkers in the area of 1-8 Schroeder St. near the Palisade Towers apartment complex, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank M. DiDomizio. The shooting left one victim shot in both of their legs, who is now reported as being in stable condition, DiDomizio said.  The…
Man Shot At Residence In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say Man Shot At Residence In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Man Shot At Residence In Westchester: Suspect At Large, Police Say Authorities have begun an investigation into a shooting incident that left a man injured at a residence in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 21 just before 2 p.m., when Yonkers Police officers responded to a residence on West Delano Avenue after receiving a report that someone had been shot, according to Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio. Arriving officers soon found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. First responders then gave him medical aid and brought him to an area hospital.  The victim is expected to survive, DiDomizio said. Yo…
Off-Duty Officer Involved In Shooting: 3 Injured In Westchester, Police Say Off-Duty Officer Involved In Shooting: 3 Injured In Westchester, Police Say
Off-Duty Officer Involved In Shooting: 3 Injured In Westchester, Police Say Authorities are investigating a shooting incident that involved an off-duty officer and left three people injured in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Saturday night, Aug. 19, when two people were shot in Mount Vernon on the 300 block of South 4th Avenue, according to the city's police department.  A total of three people were hospitalized as a result of the incident, authorities added.  The off-duty officer was involved in the incident, State Police Trooper Aaron J. Hicks later confirmed.  No fatalities resulted from the shooting, Hick…
Man Nabbed For Firing Gunshot During Fight In Northern Westchester: Police Man Nabbed For Firing Gunshot During Fight In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Nabbed For Firing Gunshot During Fight In Northern Westchester: Police A man has been charged in connection with a shooting incident that happened in broad daylight on a Northern Westchester street, police said.  The man's arrest resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 15 around 3:15 p.m., when Peekskill Police officers responded to the 500 block of Nelson Avenue, where gunshots were reported, according to Lt. Adam Renwick.  An investigation into the incident later determined that a shot had been fired during an altercation at the location, Renwick said.  A day later, on Wednesday morning, Aug. 16, the alleged shooter was apprehended by Peek…
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large
Fatal Shooting: Victim Found In Parking Garage In Westchester, Suspect At Large New update: Underage Duo Charged In Fatal Shooting At Yonkers Parking Garage, Police Say Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in an incident that left a man shot in a parking garage in Westchester County.  The victim was found on Friday, July 28 around 6:30 p.m., when Yonkers Police discovered an unconscious man lying on the ground of a parking garage behind an apartment building at 73 Highland Ave.  When first responders began giving medical aid to the man, they found that he had suffered a gunshot wound to his side and rushed him to a local area hospital, whe…
28-Year-Old Man Shot By MTA Tracks In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say 28-Year-Old Man Shot By MTA Tracks In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say
28-Year-Old Man Shot By MTA Tracks In Westchester: Suspect Still At Large, Police Say Authorities are searching for whoever was involved in an early morning shooting that left a 28-year-old man injured in Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, July 27 around 6:45 a.m., when Mount Vernon Police responded to the area of 37 Pearl St. near Metro-North New Haven line tracks after receiving a report of a shooting. According to Mount Vernon city officials, arriving officers found 28-year-old Mount Vernon resident Camron Jackson with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. Jackson was then taken to  Jacobi Medical Center and is expected to make a full recover…
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Northern Westchester, DA Says New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Northern Westchester, DA Says
New Details: Child Saw Shooting That Left Father Dead In Northern Westchester, DA Says Officials have released new details about a shooting in Northern Westchester that left a 53-year-old father dead.  Peekskill resident Reginald McClure, age 39, was indicted for his role in a May 2023 shooting that killed 53-year-old Dutchess County resident Ernest Wilson of Poughkeepsie, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 24.  Earlier Report - New Update: Fatal Shooting Victim ID'd, Suspect Caught In Peekskill According to the DA's Office, on the day of the shooting, Sunday, May 21, McClure allegedly confronted and chas…
Worker Shot While Collecting Garbage In Westchester: Suspect At Large Worker Shot While Collecting Garbage In Westchester: Suspect At Large
Worker Shot While Collecting Garbage In Westchester: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a public works employee in Westchester while they were collecting garbage.  The incident happened on Friday, July 7 just before 8:30 a.m., when Mount Vernon Police responded to the area of 50 North Terrace Ave. for a reported shooting, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  Once officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, they found 25-year-old Daquan Moore, a Mount Vernon Department of Public Works employee, with gunshot wounds to both of his legs. Moore was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center,…
Suspect At Large: Shooting Leaves Man In Serious Condition In Westchester Suspect At Large: Shooting Leaves Man In Serious Condition In Westchester
Suspect At Large: Shooting Leaves Man In Serious Condition In Westchester Police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that sent a 49-year-old man to the hospital with serious injuries in Westchester.  The shooting happened on Tuesday, June 20 just after 7 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of 86 Hamilton Ave., where the victim was shot in his lower extremities, Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos said.  According to Politopoulos, the man was then taken to a local area trauma center in serious condition with non-life-threatening injuries.  Authorities are now working to identify the suspect and apprehend them. Police do not believ…
NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges
NY State Trooper Shooting: Woman Who Drove Vehicle Facing Multiple Charges A woman who was allegedly inside the car where a man opened fire on a New York State Police trooper is now facing charges. The incident happened in the Capital Region around 11:10 a.m. Friday, June 16 in Schenectady County. That's when trooper Richard Albert, assigned to the Cobleskill Interstate Patrol operating a marked state police vehicle, observed a silver SUV driving on I-88 eastbound traveling over 100 miles per hour in the town of Duanesburg. Albert conducted a traffic stop on the SUV, and upon approaching the driver’s side of the vehicle, the driver put the window down, and the pa…
Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police
Man Shot Near Medical Center In Westchester, Suspect At Large: Police Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man near a medical center in Westchester, leaving him hospitalized. The incident happened on Thursday, June 15 just before 2:30 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of St. John's Medical Center at 2 Park Ave., where a man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his arm, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lieutenant Dean Politopoulos.  The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to recover.  Police are currently at the scene investigating the incident and have not yet made any arrests.  Politopoulos sai…