Crime & Safety
Stabbing Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Westchester Home: NYSP
The stabbing victim, who was found outside the residence in Somers, was rushed to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.
SOMERS, NY — A knife attack left one Westchester resident in the hospital and another in the county jail on felony charges.
On July 17, shortly after midnight, state troopers were dispatched to a report of two people fighting at a home in Somers. Upon arrival, a stabbing victim was found injured outside and a suspect barricaded inside.
The suspect, later identified as Andres Mendoza Gomez, was removed from the residence without being injured. Investigators believe he attacked the victim with a knife causing lacerations.
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The victim was taken to Westchester Medical for treatment. Mendoza Gomez was also taken to the hospital for evaluation.
New York State Police from the Somers barracks arrested 47-year-old Mendoza Gomez, of Somers, for felony second degree assault, misdemeanor second degree menacing and misdemeanor fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon.
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Following Mendoza Gomez’s release from the hospital, he was arrested and brought to Somers Court for arraignment where he was remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $500 cash bail or $2,500 bond.
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