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The incident took place in Rockland County in the Hillcrest area of Ramapo on Greenridge Way on Monday, Dec. 19.
Responding units from the Ramapo Police were directed towards a specific home where the gunshots were believed to be coming from, the department said on Facebook.
An investigation found that the 48-year-old Hillcrest man who lived at the home had allegedly fired the shots, police said.
Ramapo detectives processed the scene with the assistance of the Rockland County Sheriff’s BCI Unit. A loaded 9mm handgun was recovered from the location.
The man, who was not named by police, was charged with:
- Criminal possession of a loaded weapon/firearm
- Criminal possession of a weapon with an ammunition-feeding device
- Criminal use of a firearm
- Discharge of firearm
- Reckless endangerment
- Unlawful possession of ammunition for a feeding device.
The man was arraigned in Ramapo Court and released on $5,000 cash bail.
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