POUGHKEEPSIE – City police are looking for a suspect involved in a Saturday afternoon shooting in Poughkeepsie.  The shooting in the area of Montgomery and South Hamilton Streets sent a man to the hospital for treatment.

According to the police, officers responded to the area around 5 p.m. after 911 received multiple calls reporting shots being fired in the area of South Hamilton and Montgomery Streets.

When officers arrived, they found a 22-year-old male with gunshot wounds to his chest and buttocks.

He was triaged at the scene and taken to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

This investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the confidential TIP LINE at (845)451-7577.



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