MOUNT VERNON – Two men were shot Sunday night in Mount Vernon. Police are investigating the 9 p.m. incident that sent the victims to the hospital.
Police responded to the area of South Second Avenue and East Third Street after receiving reports of shots fired. The first arriving officers located a victim, now identified as Mount Vernon resident Antwaine Williams, 32, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper leg. Williams was triaged and transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.
While investigating the incident, some officers were redirected to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital for a report of a man that had walked into the emergency room with a gunshot wound to the left foot. The second victim, 36-year-old Ben Holmes of Mount Vernon was interviewed by police at the hospital.
Both men are expected to make a full recovery.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Mount Vernon Police Department at 914-665-2500.
