23-year-old man charged with attempted murder after Kingston shooting

KINGSTON – A 23-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Kingston this week.

According to Kingston Police, Knowledge Montgomery approached a vehicle sitting in traffic at about 4 p.m. on Wednesday at a red light near Flatbush Avenue and Tietjen Street, firing multiple rounds into the driver. Montgomery fled the area in another vehicle after the shooting.

The victim, a 30-year-old man, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Montgomery was later apprehended and arrested on Friday, his birthday, at the Ramada Inn on Route 300 in Newburgh. He was arraigned on Saturday at Ulster County Centralized Arraignment Part (CAP) Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail on $100,000 cash bail/$200,000 secured bond/$500,000 unsecured bond.

The Kingston PD was assisted by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, the Town of Ulster PD, State Police, Town of Newburgh and Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.