POUGHKEEPSIE – A man was taken into custody by Poughkeepsie police Wednesday afternoon following a report of “shots fired” near the intersection of South Perry and Union Streets. One of the people reporting the incident to city 911 dispatch shortly after noon was an employee of the Poughkeepsie City School District at the Administration Building on South Perry Street.
Cops interviewed people near the intersection and were told the incident started as an altercation between a few individuals near the Union and South Perry Streets intersection.
Armed with a description of the suspect and his Dodge truck, alert Poughkeepsie cops located the man near the intersection of Delafield and Whinfield Streets and took him into custody.
The pickup truck was searched by police before it was towed to the city’s impound yard by Countywide Towing.
The suspect was taken to police headquarters for further questioning.
No injuries were reported as a result of the alleged gunfire.
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