NEWBURGH – A 27-year-old Newburgh man was shot in the leg and back while inside a bodega at 97 Fullerton Avenue in the City of Newburgh at around 9:20 Tuesday morning.
Police performed first aide on him before he was transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. He was later transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for additional treatment.
The Newburgh City Detective Division is investigating along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the detective division at 845-569-7509. All calls will be kept confidential.
No suspect has been identified or taken into custody at this point.