Victim Recovering After Holiday Weekend Gun Violence In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, NY — A Mount Vernon man remains in stable condition at Jacobi Medical Center after being shot in the early morning hours on Sunday, police said.

Shortly before 1:40 a.m. on Sunday morning, Mount Vernon police were called to Monroe Street on a report of shots fired. Officers discovered that a man, later identified as 21-year-old Khristian Williams, was suffering from what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to the left upper arm. Williams was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. He was listed in stable condition at last report and is expected to make a full recovery.

While re-canvassing the area of the shooting for additional evidence, in daylight hours, detectives recovered a firearm. A connection to the weapon found and the shooting has not yet been confirmed.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard took to social media to both praise police and chide those who turned the long weekend into "foolery."

"We are tired of it," the mayor said in a 4-minute speech posted to Facebook. "We're not just going after the gun manufacturers but we're going after the people who are doing gun crimes in our community."

Mount Vernon police are asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact the MVPD Detective Division at 914-665-2510. All calls will be kept confidential. Tips can also be submitted anonymously via MVPD's “Text-A-Tip” by texting “MVPD” and the tip to 8474011.