The Newburgh Police Department received a shot spotter alert last Wednesday of a single round fired in the area of Ann Street. Upon arriving in the vicinity of Washington Street/Federal Street, police officers secured the area and located a butcher knife and a cell phone on the ground. Information received from witnesses indicated that the suspect had discarded the items in a wooded area near a cemetery on Federal Street. A canine officer conducted a search of the area.
A subject was brought to the emergency room of Montefiore-St Lukes Hospital with a gun shot and stab wound. The identity of the subject and the circumstances surrounding the incident are currently unknown and are being investigated by City of Newburgh detectives.
No further updates were available as of Tuesday.