Crime & Safety
New Rochelle Shooting: 2 Hospitalized following Tuesday Afternoon Incident
The shooting occurred near a daycare center. Neither man suffered life-threatening injuries.
One man was shot and another suffered a leg injury while trying to evade county police, following a shooting Tuesday afternoon in New Rochelle near the New Rochelle Daycare Nursery on Columbus Avenue, according to authorities.
While both men were hospitalized, neither suffered life-threatening injuries, writes The Journal News, and no other injuries were reported.
The incident began just before 1 p.m. when two SUVs pulled up to one another and shots were fired. The vehicles drove off, and the the shooting victim turned up at Mount Vernon Hospital a short while later.
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The second vehicle was later spotted by county police and a passenger was apprehended after he jumped out of the SUV and tried to run away, according to authorities. He suffered the leg injury during the pursuit.
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