Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest In Fatal Shooting At Residential Tower, Victim ID'd
A woman's body was discovered by officers responding to an emergency call at the New Rochelle apartment.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New Rochelle police have made an arrest in this weekend's fatal shooting.
On Saturday, at 10:13 a.m, New Rochelle police received a call directing them to an apartment at 55 Clinton Place. Officers who responded found Meisha Williams, a 30-year-old woman, dead from an apparent gunshot.
After processing the crime scene and interviewing witnesses, investigators were able to identify 28-year old Robert Wooten as the suspected shooter.
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Wooten was ultimately located and arrested in Queens at around 9 p.m. last night. Charges are pending. Although the exact relationship is not clear at this time, Williams and Wooten did know each other, investigators said.
Detective Lieutenant Brian Fagan offered a word of thanks for the joint effort of New Rochelle Police Department officers and detectives, the NYPD 103rd Precinct, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center, and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office in Wooten’s arrest.
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