- Poughkeepsie Journal, January 19th, 2022 Additionally, the organization is working with the school district to connect more with students in and around school. 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. Neither Rosser nor several school board members responded to calls and emails seeking comment. Archer said SNUGis focusing on providing more programming for youth and expanding its outreach this year. 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. The city of Poughkeepsie in 2021 saw more shooting incidents resulting in injury and more shooting victims than any year since 2013. All rights reserved. Katelyn Cordero is the education reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal: kcordero@poughkeepsiejournal.com; Twitter: @KatelynCordero. However, he said, mitigation measures already underway can help reverse the dangerous trend. Autdromo Jos Carlos Pace. 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. Police sources say that a group of people from the Albany area traveled to Poughkeepsie on a party bus to attend the show. Police Captain Rich Wilson indicated that the victims, as well as the other bus passengers, are being less than cooperative with the police investigation. 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 the 13-year-old who was in possession of a 380-caliber handgun. Gunfire was first reported at 9:53 p.m. in the parking lot at 50 Cannon St. Police said they found numerous shell casings and a parked car that had been hit by gunfire. Numerous shell casings were located at the scene. School officials said they are taking. As they struggled with Dixon, a large crowd surrounded officers and began to throw bottles at the cops, forcing them to call for additional assistance. Westchester/Hudson Valley Women's History Month. Another report of shots fired brought city and state police back to Cannon Street at 11:55 p.m. Thursday, where they saw a driver strike a parked car. The driver then ran away and has not been found since. Police Chief Thomas Pape tells News 12 that eight calls came in from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and that the two suspects were arrested on separate occasions for illegally possessing guns. "As we communicate more with them, which is being done currently, I feel like it's starting to click.". Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Police said they found numerous shell casings after the tour bus had been shot at while it was on the move. This time, Pape said, the officerswere met by a hostile crowd who threw bottles and rocks at them. It was determined that the victims were the ones that had been previously dropped off at the hospital by the party bus. Police say they got a report of shots fired around 3:15 p.m. No other information on Saturday's shootings was immediately available from police, who could not be reached for comment on Sunday. 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. 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. Residents were frustrated by what has been a cycle of violence, in which community-based solutions are implemented but not sustained in periods in which arrests have led to decreases in gang activity, allowing for new problems to arise. Moments later, a police officer radioed in that he was in a foot pursuit. 29 connections Law enforcement and Jewish organizations across the country are urging vigilance after a neo-Nazi group proclaimed this Saturday to be a national "Day of Hate." Saturday is the Jewish . 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. Poughkeepsie High School will remain closed to students Wednesday as school officials finalize new safety measures in the wake of a shooting outside the school Monday. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Some of the steps taken in recent months and planned for the communityfocus not only on current solutions, but also the long-term. It's time to stop it, and I don't know exactly when that is going to happen.". Police say it happened around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. 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.. 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. The young man, later identified as Poughkeepsie resident Tysean Dixon, 18, continued to resist officers. "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.. Michael Woyton, Patch Staff. Part of these efforts include adding an additional school resource officer from city police that will be placed in the middle school. After the searching the surrounding area, two suspects were seen in the area of Daniels Court and tried to flee on foot from officers. 1973. In a troubling twist in the case, the suspected killer in the Poughkeepsie Marriot Courtyard shooting, one of two men in custody for the deadly incident, was a fugitive wanted on gun and drug . Due to the gunfire and things like that, I dont think that hed want to come here, he said. Police officers and detectives were searching the area for evidence in and around the parking lot and the front of the high school and two K9 units were assisting. However, he. Police also say they found .380 shell casings during their investigation at the school. When the organization hears of the possibility of a shooting incident, or after a shooting when a second retaliatory event seems likely, its outreach workers will attempt to intervene with the parties involved. A 13-year-old has been charged in connection with gunfire outside Poughkeepsie High School on Monday. The bus, which sustained at least 27 bullet strikes, was impounded by city police. The two men in custody in connection with the Poughkeepsie hotel shooting that killed a Marist College student's relative Sunday are being investigated for a previous robbery and murder, three. . A tour bus, which had helped transport shooting victims, was shot at after leaving the party. On Sept. 17, 2021, 16-year-old Arlington High School student Quraan Smith was fatally stabbed during an altercation in the school parking lot. One of the suspects, a 13-year-old, was found withan unloaded .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, police say. They are now doing fingerprint and DNA analysis on the shells and the gun confiscated from the 13-year-old, police said. POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. A man is being treated at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after he was shot Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14. Five people were found shot in the City of Poughkeepsie early Friday morning. The 2021 So Paulo Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Grande Prmio de So Paulo 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on 14 November 2021 at the Interlagos Circuit in So Paulo, Brazil.The race was the 19th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.The event marked the 49th edition of the Grand Prix and the first time the event was known as the So Paulo . At 2:34 a.m. gunfire was reported on South Avenue. Pape said the officers arrested one suspect, Tysean Dixon, 18, of Poughkeepsie. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. Jun 14, 2021, 2:57pm Updated on Jun 14, 2021. Poughkeepsie:Spike in gang violence arouses longtime anguish, fear. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call 845-451-7577. Young dancer Ede Wells of the Poughkeepsie Performing Arts Academy talks about expressing herself through jazz, hip hop and other dance classes. Two people on the bus were shot, one in the arm and the other in the abdomen. 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. The two gunmen who opened fire at a school in south-eastern Brazil and killed at least five teenagers were former pupils, officials say. That includes, ultimately, the planned Youth Opportunity Union but also training for educators to better handle problems facing modern youth. Officers arrived at. Students in the City of Poughkeepsie, in particular, face specific challenges, stressors and traumas, which need to be uniquely addressed, and (the) training will indeed impact young lives within the district, County Executive Marc Molinaro said in a statement, noting staff learned innovative ways of relating to the students in their care taking a deep dive into the stress and trauma these young people may experience in school and at home which theyll take with them to their classrooms to assist these students make better decisions that dont involve violence.. Many in the community have pinned hopes on the YOU, the Youth Opportunity Union, which will be built at 35 Montgomery St. in place of the citys former YMCA. The victims, according to Chief Pape, are from the cities of Albany and Poughkeepsie. It's unimaginable to me. Mar 2018 - Jun 2021 3 years 4 months. Policedetermined an occupied home was shot at about a half hour before theyarrived. In 2021 Ramjug ran in a Democratic primary for a seat on the Orange County Legislature representing the City and Town of Newburgh. Poughkeepsie officers responded to seven shootings and one stabbing between late Thursday night and Saturday evening. 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. He's expected to survive but refused to assist in the investigation. One person was shot inthe pelvis and anotherwas shot multiple times in the arm and back, police said. 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. 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.. Police later learned that a victim was drivenin a private car to MidHudson Regional Hospital, where that person wasbeing treated for serious but non-life threatening gunshot wounds to the pelvis and leg, the unionsaid. Sixty students will be able to take part in an evidence-based, multi-installment program in which trained law enforcement officers help them to become mentors to other students in the school who may be dealing with violence. 0:04. Early Friday morning, police responded to several reports of gunfire, including shootings which left five people injuredfollowinga party at Revel 32 on Cannon Street. 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. However, last year two people were fatally shot, the lowest since 2017 after there were four in 2020. The multi-million-dollar project will be a hub for community resources and programming, from recreational sports opportunities to social services. He was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. By: News 12 Staff. SNUG holds anti-violence rallies after shooting incidents, canvases neighborhoods and offers youth programming. Westchester/Hudson Valley Women's History Month. At least . Poughkeepsie dancer talks about passion for performing arts, dance. In the press release from the police department, police said they do not yet have a witness to tell detectives who fired the shots. 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. Dixon was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration. A 13-year-old boy is being held in a juvenile detention facility while Poughkeepsie Police investigate a gunfire incident outside Poughkeepsie High School. Isadora Resende Student at Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Subscribe for . Five people were found shot in the City of Poughkeepsie early Friday morning. 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. Poughkeepsie police say that five people were injured in shootings within six hours of each other overnight into Friday. POUGHKEEPSIE Gun violence erupted in Poughkeepsie early Friday morning, sending five victims to local hospitals. 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. While the shooting totals for 2021 were high, Rolison said it's an issue that cities like Poughkeepsie are facing across the state. The school has seen a number of fights break out since the year began, including one last month that required police to get it under control. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. 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. He was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies. Backup units from the State Police, Dutchess County Sheriffs Office, Town of Poughkeepsie Police, and MTA Police responded to the urgent situation. Police responded to the area of Fountain Place near Main Street after receiving a report of gunshots at approximately 2:15 p.m. 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. Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. Site built by Systemagic, Dutchess Dems nominate countywide candidates for November election, Senator calls mayors real estate explanation laughable (VIDEO), Police and FBI investigating threat against Rombout Middle School, Teen sent to jail after domestic incident, Lawmakers propose bill to ban the release of radioactive waste into waterways. Thats concerning, Mayor Rob Rolison said. Two subjects have been taken into custody and a gun was recovered. A witness said one man fired several shots at the other man, striking him once. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. The bus was then traveling on South Avenue when it was shot at, with gunfire striking two people on board, police said. According to police radio communications, a witness said two male subjects, dressed in black clothing and wearing white masks were running away from the parking lot towards Daniels Court. Police said Paul Thompson, 64, was found dead March 2, 2020, in his Main Street apartment. 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. The event venue was thesite of a promoted rap concert with Kay Flock. Students said several students were leaving school at the time, and they ran into the high school where school leaders issued a hold-in-place order. Pape said investigators still don't know if all the shootings were connected, but at least some of them were. Archer said the organization held 81 mediations in 2021. No evidence of a fight was found. Taron Mizell, who is planning to enroll his son in high school, said frequent fights and now gun crimes have kept his family wary of Poughkeepsie schools.