KINGTON – A Kingston man is at Albany Medical Center after being shot by a Kingston City police officer early Friday morning.
State Police are investigating the incident that occurred shortly after midnight on Friday, May 29.
A city officer responded to a burglar alarm at the Chase Bank branch in the Kingston Plaza and a man was seen fleeing the rear of the building. Police say Alex Jeffries, 18, of Kingston, pulled a weapon and the officer fired one round striking him in the abdomen. Jeffries was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for what is not expected to be a life threatening wound.
Kingston Police and the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office asked the State Police to investigate. Anyone who might have witnessed the incident or has information is asked to call the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-338-1777.
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