POUGHKEEPSIE – Police in the City of Poughkeepsie are investigating a shooting and stabbing, both of which occurred in the early evening on Friday.
An 18-year-old man suffering from two stab wounds was located in the area of South White Street and Church Street at around 6:20 p.m. He was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, but was expected to recover, police said.
During the course of the investigation, officers located a 16-year-old boy, who was in possession of a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun that had been previously reported stolen to police. He was arrested without incident and charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
Meanwhile, at around 7:30 p.m., detectives responded to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh for a 61-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg. He told police the incident had taken place on Main Street in Poughkeepsie during an attempted robbery.
Police said the would was not immediately considered to be life threatening.
Both incidents remain under investigation, and it was not known if the incidents were related, police said.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to contact the detective division of City of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-451-4142. For active situations, call 845-451-4000 or 911.
