HYDE PARK – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred just before 1 a.m. on Thursday.
The September 2 incident occurred at 8 Rockledge Road in the Greenfields neighborhood in Hyde Park.
According to authorities, deputies arrived on the scene and found a victim suffering from significant head and facial injuries due to a gunshot wound. The man was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital and subsequently transferred to Westchester Medical Center. His condition has not been released. Sheriff’s Captain John Watterson declined to provide the name of the man.
Sources have told Mid-Hudson News that the victim had been in the lower level of the residence when an unknown suspect approached the house and fired the weapon through the window and then fled the scene.
Watterson said the incident does not appear to be random and he indicated that there does not appear to be any threat to public safety at this time.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information or security camera footage between approximately 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. on September 2, 2021, in the Rockledge Road or Greenfields Development areas of Hyde Park is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 845-486-3820, through the tipline at 845-605-CLUE (2583) or dcsotips@gmail.com, and all information will be kept confidential.
