2 Arrests, 1 Dead, Evidence Of Bomb-Making After Hotel Shooting

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Both bomb-making manuals and "materials with the potential to be used as explosives" were found in a room after an active shooter sent guests running from a hotel near the Marist College campus on Sunday.

The lone victim of gun violence at the Poughkeepsie hotel yesterday during Marist College's family weekend was the father of a student, according to multiple reports.

The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department said yesterday evening that there is "no information or reason to believe that there is a threat to Marist College or any other school in the Town of Poughkeepsie."

The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department said they received a 911 call, around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, about a disturbance at the Courtyard Marriott located on South Road. During the phone call, it was reported that shots had been fired.

Two male suspects were located and taken into custody by members of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. One male gunshot victim was also located inside the hotel. He was rushed to MidHudson Regional Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police have not identified the victim, but several news outlets, including CBS News, are reporting that he was the father of a Marist College student.

"This is a terrible tragedy that has occurred and we extend our prayers to the family and friends of the victim, as well as the entire Marist College community," Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who was at the Courtyard Marriott scene Sunday, said in a statement. "Dutchess County Emergency Response has been on site throughout the day working hand in hand as part the Unified Command Post. We will continue to provide support to law enforcement as well as the District Attorney's Office as the investigation of this tragedy continues and the responsible party is brought to justice."

Citing law enforcement sources, CBS News said that investigators do not believe that the men in custody knew the man who was killed, prior to the shooting.

Dutchess County Emergency Response and Marist College assisted with transporting guests from the scene. All guests and staff have since been relocated from the hotel.

Police said gunshots were fired both inside and outside of the hotel. During the building search, a hotel room was found to contain manuals related to the making of explosive devices, as well as materials with the potential to be used as explosives, according to investigators.

The New York State Police Bomb Squad responded and secured the material. The ATF was notified.

The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police, Village of Wappingers Falls Police, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms, the Arlington Fire Department, Mobile Life, Emstar, the Red Cross, the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, Marist College and the Dutchess County Executive’s Office all responded to the active shooter situation at the hotel on Sunday.

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