Crime & Safety
1 Wounded In Early Morning Shooting On Pearl Street
The 28-year-old victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center. Police say that no arrests have been made yet in connection with the shooting.
MOUNT VERNON, NY — Mount Vernon police are investigating a shooting this morning that left one man injured.
At around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Mount Vernon police were called to Pearl Street, on a report of shots fired with a person struck.
Responding officers located a man, later identified as 28-year-old Camron Jackson, of Mount Vernon, suffering from a gunshot wound to his right shoulder.
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Jackson was transported to Jacobi Medical Center and is expected to make a complete recovery, according to police
MVPD detectives are investigating the shooting. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the gun violence incident.
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Mount Vernon police are asking that anyone with information about the shooting to contact the MVPD Detective Division at 914-665-2510. All calls will be kept confidential, according to police. Anonymous tips can be submitted through the MVPD "Text-A-Tip" by texting "MVPD" and the tip to 847411. Information can be anonymously sent using the "Mount Vernon PD" app, available in the Google Play and Apple store.
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