On Thursday September 30, at approximately 8:41 p.m, City of Newburgh Police responded to 144 North Miller Street for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene they found a man laying outside of a taxicab unconscious and unresponsive. The man was transported to a local hospital where was pronounced deceased.

The victim, identified as  Jorge Arbayza De La Cruz, 51, was a Newburgh resident.

This investigation is very active at this point however police  believe that Arbayza De La Cruz was working as a taxi driver for Express Taxi when he was robbed by a group of men who during the course of that robbery shot him and left him on the street.

The City of Newburgh Police Detective Division is handling the investigation along with the New York State Police, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives has offered a cash reward of $5000 for any information leading to the identification and arrest of the individuals involved in this incident.
Please call 845-569-7509 all calls will be kept confidential.

A vigil is scheduled for Saturday, Oct 2 at 6 p.m. at the corner of Farrington and North Miller Street. Friends and supporters are asked bring candles, yellow balloons, and a donation for the family if you can.