NEWBURGH – Two men and
a woman were shot early Saturday morning in Newburgh.
City Police were called to 778 Broadway shortly after 2 a.m. for a report
of gunfire and when they arrived, they found a 21-year-old Newburgh man
shot in the lower back and a 26-year-old Town of Newburgh woman who had
been shot in the lower left leg. They had been shot outside the 845 Lounge.
Both victims were taken to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. At the
hospital officers located a third person who had been shot, a City of
Newburgh man who sustained a gunshot wound to his upper right shoulder.
None of the wounds appear to be life threatening, according to police.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call the police
at 845-561-3131. All calls will be kept confidential.
