We shut down the music at 1 a.m. sharp. Poughkeepsie Police Union: Suspects in shots-fired incident in front of Poughkeepsie, #NY High School were 13 and 15 years old, both boys. On Tuesday, Superintendent Dr.. Rolison said more than $1 million was earmarked in the city's 2022 budget to go towards different programs and positions that will help to bring down crime and create opportunity for young people. The multi-million-dollar project will be a hub for community resources and programming, from recreational sports opportunities to social services. A witness told Mid-Hudson News that she heard several pops and saw a group of students running back towards the school. 4:20. Poughkeepsie police say that five people were injured in shootings within six hours of each other overnight into Friday. All six people killed by gunfire in the last two years were under the age of 24, with three under 17 years old. Poughkeepsie City School District officials issued a release detailing the day, students' first since a shooting outside the high school Monday afternoon. POUGHKEEPSIE More gunfire in the City of Poughkeepsie as police responded to a report of shots fired on the grounds of Poughkeepsie High School Monday afternoon. Late Tuesday, Superintendent Eric Jay Rosser wrote in another note posted to the districts website that classes on Wednesday would also be canceled as a precautionary measure to protect the safety of our school community and to provide district and building staff opportunity to have the new safety protocols in place.. Here's how it will help. It's unimaginable to me. The 28-year-old victim was shot in the face, and the bullet lodged in his neck area. The Journal in September published an investigation into gang activity in the city and the feelings of those who live in the neighborhoods most impacted. 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"We have not seen this level of gun violence in many, many years," Mayor Rob Rolison said Friday afternoon. Police haven't confirmed if the incidents are connected. People started leaving the venue and at one point they came back into the venue and then they subsequently left the venue, and there was a lot of commotion outside," he said, but he did not see any violence outside of the venue. A man was also stabbed in the ribs late Thursdaynight near Pershing Avenue Park. This time, Pape said, the officerswere met by a hostile crowd who threw bottles and rocks at them. At 1:33 a.m., police were sent to the area of South Clinton and Montgomery Streets for reports of shots fired. Five shell casings were recovered from that area. Neither Rosser nor several school board members responded to calls and emails seeking comment. In the press release from the police department, police said they do not yet have a witness to tell detectives who fired the shots. That's concerning, Mayor Rob Rolison said. Officers arrived at. Last year, city police reported 26 shooting incidents involving injury, with 30 victims. "We need to continue always to be moving forward in addressing and adapting and accepting(assistance)from all different places. 0:04. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. "These kids trust us and can talk to us because we are not here to arrest nobody, we are here to prevent them from hurting themselves or somebody else," Archer said. Learn More. City of Poughkeepsie Police, with the assistance of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police, State Police, Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms are working to solve the shootings. Rosser said that when students return to school Thursday, city and state police officers will be present near the high school, additional staff will be reassigned to the high school while the district trains additional safety monitors and the school will use additional technology to strengthen the schools interior safety posture.. A 13-year-old boy is being held in a juvenile detention facility while Poughkeepsie Police investigate a gunfire incident outside Poughkeepsie High School. A number of the gunshot victims wereoccupants of the party bus that had been spotted in several locations throughout the city, including Revel 32, the chief said. Once in custody, Dixon was found in possession of a loaded Smith and Wesson .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. "I don't know what the answer is. Poughkeepsie dancer talks about passion for performing arts, dance. Karen Zirbel,who will be stationed at the high school after previously splitting time between both. After the searching the surrounding area, two suspects were seen in the area of Daniels Court and tried to flee on foot from officers. However, last year two people were fatally shot, the lowest since 2017 after there were four in 2020. That includes, ultimately, the planned Youth Opportunity Union but also training for educators to better handle problems facing modern youth. Officials say the high school will be closed Wednesday as a precautionary measure. Sullivan said he saw a crowd afterward but that he did not see any fighting or hear any gunfire. The sheriff's office then heard gunfire near near Main Street and Hamilton Street. That's according to a letter sent to the community from Superintendent Eric Rosser on a Tuesday in which students did not report to . Policedetermined an occupied home was shot at about a half hour before theyarrived. 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He notedthe city funded more than 16 community programs in 2021, andhopes to see the results from starting these programs in the coming year. A handgun was recovered. POUGHKEEPSIE City police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place on Gifford Avenue on Thursday. However, he. At least eight people were injured in less than 48 hours. Around 1 a.m., police responded to the Cannon Street area again, when gunfire was reported outside Revel 32 as a large fight broke out there. At 1:52 a.m. the city cops responded to a report from a deputy sheriff of shots fired in the area of Main and Hamilton Streets. Poughkeepsie officers responded to seven shootings and one stabbing between late Thursday night and Saturday evening. Chief Pape indicated that the amount of violence in the few short hours was the worst he has experienced in 30 years in the city. They are now doing fingerprint and DNA analysis on the shells and the gun confiscated from the 13-year-old, police said. Police say of the five victims, some were on a private bus that had been driving through the city after leaving Revel 32. The bus driver dropped two of those shooting victims off at the hospital, police said, while someone drove the third victim to a hospital. Jun 14, 2021, 2:57pm Updated on Jun 14, 2021. About two hours later, the union said policereceived another report of shots fired near 125 Market St. One person was shot in the arm, according to the union, and she drove herself to Vassar Brothers Medical Center. . 0:57. Dutchess County Woman Charged In Shooting Of 35-Year-Old, Police Say. Sources told Mid-Hudson News that two males were involved in a family argument at a residence and that the dispute continued outside on Fountain Place. One of the suspects, a 13-year-old, was found withan unloaded .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, police say. Police said they tried to stop the driver, who tried to flee before hitting a wall on Mansion Street. In a press conference on Monday, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department named two suspects in the shooting Roy A. Johnson Jr. and Devin M. Taylor. "We have not seen this level of gun violence in many, many years," Mayor Rob Rolison told the Poughkeepsie Journal on Friday afternoon. Two people were shot on Saturday in the City of Poughkeepsie, adding to a string of violent incidents that took place late Thursday and early Friday, the police union said. "We cannot let individuals, especially our younger populations in this community feel a sense of hopelessness,"Rolison said. Multiple agencies responded to the Courtyard by Marriott in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 7:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired inside the hotel, police said in a statement. City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Thomas Pape called such a night unprecedented in his time with the department. One person was shot inthe pelvis and anotherwas shot multiple times in the arm and back, police said. Pape said the officers arrested one suspect, Tysean Dixon, 18, of Poughkeepsie. FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN GRANDE PRMIO DE SO PAULO 2021. A tour bus, which had helped transport shooting victims, was shot at after leaving the party. It's time to stop it, and I don't know exactly when that is going to happen.". They say the 32-year-old victim was walking down the street when the second man was shot. - Poughkeepsie Journal, January 19th, 2022 Classes were canceled Tuesday while administrators met to discuss the incident, identify additional procedures to further protect the entire school community and develop a plan to support those adversely impacted by the incident, a note to parents read. About a mile away, on May Street, a stabbing was reported around 10:20 p.m. A male was found with a stab woundin the ribs after an assault near Pershing Avenue Park, police said. Poughkeepsie's SNUG Tackles Shootings Through Therapy (thetrace.org) - The Trace, January 2022 Family Services is hiring more social workers, expanding hours. Backup units from the State Police, Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, Town of Poughkeepsie Police, and MTA Police responded to the urgent situation. Revel 32 tells News 12 there was a private event being held for a 22-year-old man and that none of the violent incidents happened at the venue. A representative of the Poughkeepsie Police Union - Poughkeepsie PBA - wrote on social media Tuesday that a 15-year-old was also detained after the incident, and the 13-year-old was charged with criminal possession of a weapon. All rights reserved. Archer said the organization held 81 mediations in 2021. Police responded to the reports of gunfire shortly after 3 p.m. near the faculty parking lot directly across the street from the Forbus Street School. "As we communicate more with them, which is being done currently, I feel like it's starting to click.". Police say it happened around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Dixon was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration. PUBLISHED 7:44 PM ET Nov. 16, 2021 A 13-year-old boy is being held in a juvenile detention facility while Poughkeepsie Police investigate a gunfire incident outside Poughkeepsie High School. Check the latest closings and delays for schools, business, and churches around the Hudson Valley. However, it comes as the city is in the midst of a rash of gun use and gang activity that has residents and officials alike frustrated. Most recently, a 13-year-old was charged with possession of a gun related to a shooting that took place outside Poughkeepsie High School in November; nobody was injured, though police estimate 30 to 40 people were in the general area of the incident. The union also said police located a vehicle on Daniels Court that had been struck multiple times by bullets. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. Poughkeepsie: 5 shot, 1 stabbed during violent night in city, Poughkeepsie gangs:Spike in violence arouses longtime anguish, fear, Gangs next door:Violence plagues some Hudson Valley neighborhoods. City police for several years have identified school-aged children as perpetrators of much of the citys gang activity, and Rolison said the city and Dutchess County have invested in programs to target that population with alternative options. The victims, according to Chief Pape, are from the cities of Albany and Poughkeepsie. These victims were dropped off by the tour bus at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Jim Sullivan, one of the owners of Revel 32, which sitsat 32 Cannon St., said the private event was booked for about 130 peoplefrom 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., and that there were no problems during the party. Mid Hudson Valley | News . Part of these efforts include adding an additional school resource officer from city police that will be placed in the middle school. A witness said one man fired several shots at the other man, striking him once. Police sources say that a group of people from the Albany area traveled to Poughkeepsie on a party bus to attend the show. A third person was shot in the chest, and someone drove that person to MidHudson Regional Hospital, police said. Westchester/Hudson Valley Women's History Month. Two men, so far, have been arrested in association with the night, which police described as chaotic and violent. Eric "Yahya" Archer, a senior outreach worker with SNUG,a community organization dedicated to deterring gun violence, is hopeful violence will decrease as the organization and others expand their services by having more staff in the community an working closer with the Poughkeepsie City School District. Early Friday morning, police responded to several reports of gunfire, including shootings which left five people injuredfollowinga party at Revel 32 on Cannon Street. Police said they found numerous shell casings after the tour bus had been shot at while it was on the move. On Sept. 17, 2021, 16-year-old Arlington High School student Quraan Smith was fatally stabbed during an altercation in the school parking lot. A person who was parked on Daniels Court and reported the shooting called police after she arrived home to report that her vehicle had sustained damage from a gunshot. Five people were found shot in the City of Poughkeepsie early Friday morning. Mar 2018 - Jun 2021 3 years 4 months. Oct. 3, 2022 After the father of a Marist College student was shot to death in the lobby of a hotel in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Sunday morning, officers made an alarming discovery: They found. by Kathy Reakes. Poughkeepsie School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Rosser was seen arriving at the school and talking to security personnel. Young dancer Ede Wells of the Poughkeepsie Performing Arts Academy talks about expressing herself through jazz, hip hop and other dance classes. By: News 12 Staff. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and taken to a detention facility. Vernon, Nassau County, Niagara Falls, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Schenectady, Spring Valley, Suffolk County, Syracuse, Troy, Utica, and Yonkers. At least . There are people that are so deeply committed to helping individuals that I am so optimistic for the future.". No evidence of a fight was found. According to police, investigations are ongoing and anyone with information related to the shootings is encouraged tocall the confidential TIP LINE at 845-451-7577. At least some of the shootings have been tied to a birthday party held at Revel 32 Thursday night into Friday, and. 0:05. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. The driver then ran away and has not been found since. The bus driver took both of them to Vassar, police said. Additionally, the organization is working with the school district to connect more with students in and around school. Katelyn Cordero is the education reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal: kcordero@poughkeepsiejournal.com; Twitter: @KatelynCordero. Archer said SNUGis focusing on providing more programming for youth and expanding its outreach this year. Serving New Yorks Hudson Valley and Catskill for over 23 Years, Were the news source where other reporters get their news, Newsroom:news@midhudsonnews.comnews@statewidenews.com, 924 Homestead AvenueMaybrook, NY 12543Tel:929-607-3088, Copyright 2023 NY Newswire LLC| All rights reserved. Additionally, a canvass of the scene led to therecovery of a loadedpolymer 9mm semi-automatic handgun bearing no manufacturer markings or serial number, known as a ghost gun that had been discarded under a parked vehicle. At 5:06 a.m. officers located and recovered a high-capacity drum magazine containing 45 live rounds of ammunition at the intersection of Mill Street and Columbus Drive. "I can't say with all certainty that things are going to turn a corner in the coming year, but I have tobe optimistic that they are.. He's expected to survive but refused to assist in the investigation. When the group got to Revel 32, they learned that the performer had failed to show up. Instead, Poughkeepsie city school district officials and others from the high school are meeting to talk about what happened and how to protect people moving forward. Westchester/Hudson Valley Women's History Month. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. One man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting early Saturday morning at 386 Main St. in the City of Poughkeepsie. 2023 www.poughkeepsiejournal.com. Pape said detectives were getting little cooperation from the victims or other witnesses at the various shooting scenes. Just after 2 a.m., several police units were dispatched to Vassar Brothers Medical Center for an additional gunshot victim and a fight in the ER. The mayor said the city's partnership with the Poughkeepsie City School District is a key componentto moving young people away from negative behaviors on the streets. At 2:34 a.m. gunfire was reported on South Avenue. In total, police say there were five gunshot victims, they recovered 45 shell casings, and 48 live rounds of ammunition related to the party bus incidents. A third victim sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in a private vehicle,with a life-threateningwound. Pape identified the suspectas George Delgado, but did not know his ageor where he was from. Three people were shot aftera tourbus pulled away from Revel 32shortly before 2 a.m., police said. Minutes after 1 a.m. Friday, City 911 received multiple calls for a large fight and shots fired in the vicinity of Revel 32on Cannon Street. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Poughkeepsie's Nestor Ortiz-Ocampo, a former. . "As exciting as the YOUis, it's a few years away," Rolison said. Multiple units responded to the area and observed the party bus leaving from Revel 32. As the officers made contact with the suspect, he attempted to run away. The district is putting a focus on creating a team of mental health workers that can help students as they process not only trauma from violence witnessed and experienced in the community, but also difficulties handling the COVID-19 pandemic. 2 men survive shooting in Poughkeepsie. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle before police arrived. While the shooting totals for 2021 were high, Rolison said it's an issue that cities like Poughkeepsie are facing across the state. The following data are reported by these agencies: Monthly and Annual Shooting Incidents Involving Injury, Shooting Numerous shell casings were located at the scene. Parent-teacher conferences have also been postponed. Kingston, Middletown, Mt. The bus driver took those two people to Vassar Brothers Medical Center. First Grand Prix. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Parents are concerned about their children walking to and from school while the shooting incident on Monday is not completely solved, Police said they found several 380-caliber shell casings on the front lawn of the high school, and a witness led them down the street to a 13-year-old who was in possession of a 380-caliber handgun, Supt. Embedded with student activists and families who lost loved ones after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. The organization started astep program, conducts open gyms and holds monthly community events. Five shot in Poughkeepsie as violence raged in the city October 30, 2021 4:50 am Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Party bus had close to 30 bullet holes in it (c) MHNN Poughkeepsie. including shootings which left five people injuredfollowinga party at Revel 32 on Cannon Street, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. No other year since 2013 has had more than 17 incidents (32) or 18 victims (34). Circuit Length. School officials said they are taking. Pape said many of the officers responded and all of the police agencies worked very hard during the life-threatening violence that was taking place. Police said in a press release Tuesday that multiple shots were fired near the school after 3 p.m. Monday.