NEWBURGH – For the second day in a row, a man was shot in Newburgh and city police are continuing to investigate.
At around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, a 22-year-old city resident was shot in the elbow and back.
He was walking in the area of Benkard and Little Monument streets by himself and heard a gunshot. He sustained a bullet wound to his elbow and the projective appeared to then travel through his back, police said.
He was taken to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital for treatment of what authorities said did not appear to be life threatening injuries.
The night before at around 11:40 p.m., a 55-year-old man was shot in the arm while at the intersection of South and Liberty streets. He also was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police continue to investigate both cases and ask anyone who may have information about either to call the detective division at 845-569-7509.
