Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Charged With Possession Of Stolen Gun

A Hudson Valley teen has been remanded to jail after allegedly being caught with a 45 caliber semi-automatic handgun following a shooting between two groups of teens.

A Poughkeepsie 17-year-old was charged with possession of a gun after being caught with a stolen semi-automatic weapon.
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Kathy Reakes

12/02/2023 12:15 p.m.

The unnamed Dutchess County juvenile was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 29 by the city of Poughkeepsie Police following an investigation into the incident on Tuesday, Nov. 21, where gunfire grazed one teen.

According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police, video collected revealed two groups of young males exchanging gunfire. Evidence was collected including spent 45 caliber shell casings.

Another incident took place on Monday, Nov. 27, Clark said. No one was hit by gunfire.

The teen was charged with:

Three counts of felony criminal possession of a weapon
Two counts of reckless endangerment
Criminal possession of stolen property

The 17-year-old was remanded to the Rockland County Jail.

Anyone with information on these two incidents or any other gun-related incidents is asked to call the city of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-451-7577.

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