NEWBURGH – Gunfire rang out Thursday evening in the City of Newburgh with a five-year-old shot in the leg while riding his bike and a 29-year-old City of Newburgh man shot several times. The man died at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Police Chief Anthony Geraci said. This is the third homicide in Newburgh this year.
The child was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The victims’ names were not immediately released.
Geraci said the incident began around 7:07 p.m. when officers on patrol heard gunshots in the area of Washington and Clark Streets. The department was also alerted by ShotSpotter to gunshots in the area of the 100 block of Washington Street.
Police Commissioner Jose Gomerez visited with the child ands his mother at the hospital. “It is disheartening to see this child’s innocent face lying in a hospital bed, crying in pain,” he said. “As a community we need to take a stand against gun violence and demand we put a stop to the trauma that continues to be inflicted on our children, our youth and our city.”
The investigation into this incident is continuing and anyone with information is asked to call the Newburgh City Police Detective Division at 845-569-7509.
