Crime & Safety
Two Were Shot Before Fatal Rollover Crash in Mount Vernon: Cops
The accident occurred early Wednesday morning at the intersection of East Third Street and Warwick Avenue. Police are probing the shooting.
Editor’s Note: As of Thursday, June 25, Mount Vernon police moved the investigation from a car accident to a homicide because the two victims had been shot prior to the crash. Check out the link below for updated information:
Two Men in Fatal Mount Vernon Car Crash Were Shot: Police
Original story: Two men died early Wednesday when the BMW convertible they were in flipped over at the intersection of East Third Street and Warwick Avenue in Mount Vernon.
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News 12 Westchester reports that the crash occurred at about 5 a.m. when the speeding BMW struck a parked SUV and flipped over several times, eventually resting upside down.
The impact of the crash shoved the SUV forward two parking spaces, writes The Journal News.
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Witnesses described the sound and impact of the crash as horrible.
The identity of the two men was not immediately available.
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