2 Shootings Hours Apart At Same Corner Tuesday Night In Westchester

MOUNT VERNON, NY — A teen was left with a bullet wound to the chest as shots were reported twice at 215 Union Ave. in the span of just a few hours last night.

At around 5:42 p.m., on Tuesday, Mount Vernon police were called to the area of 215 Union Ave. on a report of shots fired and a man down. Officers found an 18-year-old who had an apparent gunshot wound to his upper right chest area. The victim was rushed to Jacobi Hospital where he was taken into emergency surgery and is currently listed in stable condition.

Police believe the shooting happened at the corner of Union Ave. and E. 3rd St. and that the victim had fled from the shooter on foot eventually falling in front of 215 Union Ave. The scene was processed and released by Mount Vernon police detectives at 7:20 p.m.

Shortly after, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Mount Vernon police were again called to the area of 215 Union Ave after reports of multiple shots fired at a crowd of people in the area. Police officers did not find any victims and a canvas of surrounding hospitals didn't turn up any new victims. Police did, however, recover five shell casings near 215 Union Ave.

Mount Vernon Police Department detectives are investigating this incident with the assistance of the FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force and the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center.

Mount Vernon police ask that anyone with information regarding these incidents contact the MVPD Detective Division at 914-665-2510. All calls will be kept confidential. You can also submit an anonymous tip via their “Text-A-Tip” by texting “MVPD” and your tip to 847411. Additionally, the tip can be submitted via the ‘Mount Vernon PD’ app, available via the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.