Shooting on Main Street kills Poughkeepsie man, injures two others
One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning at 386 Main St. in the City of Poughkeepsie.
City police said the shooting was reported just after 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
According to police, responding officers found a 27-year-old city man who had been shot multiple times. He was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where he died of his injuries.
Police said a short time later, a 31-year-old city man arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He is undergoing surgery and is expected to live, police said.
A short time after that, a 40-year-old city man was transported to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. He, too, is expected to survive, police said.
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City police did not identify any of the victims or provide any further details about the shooting.
Police said there were multiple witnesses at the scene, but none of them were willing to give a statement about what they had seen.
Police said if there are any witnesses who do want to assist with their investigation, they should call 845-451-7577.
It's the latest in a string of violence in the city, which saw nine incidents in which someone was injured by gunfire through the first five months of 2022, and at least one earlier this month. Three people have been killed in shootings so far this year.
Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Poughkeepsie Journal, Times Herald-Record and the Journal News/lohud. Reach him at mrandall@gannett.com or on Twitter @MikeRandall845.
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