Suspect charged in fatal shooting of Peekskill man
PEEKSKILL - A suspect has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Peekskill man.
According to Peekskill city police, 53-year-old Ernest Wilson was shot Sunday night and died of his injuries Wednesday.
Police said they responded to 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Sherman Avenue and McKinley Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The first officers who arrived found Wilson with multiple gunshot wounds. They gave him immediate medical aid before he was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where he died of his injuries Wednesday.
Police said a suspect was developed early in the investigation. With the help of other law enforcement agencies, that suspect, Reginald McClure, 38, was located and arrested Wednesday evening. Police said the investigation revealed that the shooting was not a random incident, but have not disclosed further details about a motive.
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McClure was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies.
McClure was arraigned in Peekskill City Court and sent without bail to Westchester County Jail, pending further court action.
The name of McClure's attorney was not immediately available.
Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Times Herald-Record, Poughkeepsie Journal and The Journal News/lohud. Reach him at mrandall@th-record.com or on Twitter @mikerandall845.
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Peekskill police charge man with murder after shooting victim dies
