Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of Spring Valley Teen

SPRING VALLEY, NY — Police have arrested a 23-year-old Haverstraw man in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Spring Valley.

On July 8, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Spring Valley Police Department was called to the parking lot of 150 West Eckerson Rd., on a report that a man had been shot. At the scene, officers found a young man suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. They attempted life- saving measures which were then continued by EMTs. The teenager, later identified as Treynahel Cineus, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he later died.

On Thursday, Spring Valley detectives, along with the help of the Haverstraw Police Department, arrested a 23-year-old Haverstraw resident, Anthony Mitchell, for the murder of Treynahel Cineus, according to officials. Mitchell was arraigned Friday morning at Spring Valley Justice Court and remanded to the Rockland County Correctional Facility with no bail.

"The Spring Valley Police Department would like to thank all the individuals and agencies that helped us get to this point in the investigation including but not limited to the Town of Haverstraw Police Department, The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, the F.B.I., Rockland County R.E.A.C.T., Rockland County Intelligence Unit, New York State Police, and Orange County Special Operations Group," Spring Valley Police said in a statement released Friday morning.

The investigation is still on-going and Spring Valley Police Department is asking that anyone with information to please contact Detective Galli at 845- 356-7400 or email tips@villagespringvalley.org.

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