Crime & Safety
New Rochelle Police Make Arrest For Attempted Murder
Police said a man had been shot twice in the chest Friday.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A Mount Vernon man was arrested after being accused of shooting another man. The New Rochelle Police Department said Richard Hayes, 23, of Mount Vernon, was charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felonies.
Police said, shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, officers went to a Union Avenue apartment for a report of a man who had been shot in the chest.
The 27-year-old man, who lived in the apartment, suffered two gunshot wounds to his chest.
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Officers treated the wounds until EMS personnel arrived. He was taken to an area hospital and was treated for his injuries. The medical staff said they were not life-threatening.
Authorities said the shooting was not a random act. Both the victim and Hayes knew each other.
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New Rochelle detectives identified Hayes as the suspect, and he was arrested without incident Saturday around 8:20 p.m. on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers. Yonkers police assisted in the arrest.
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