POUGHKEEPSIE – Police have arrested two men in connection with the August 1 shooting incident near the intersection of Montgomery and Hamilton streets in the City of Poughkeepsie.
During the early morning hours of August 19, a search warrant was executed at 31 South Clinton Street. Later that morning the United States Marshalls Service arrested 18-year-old Randall Lawrence of Poughkeepsie, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Lawrence was charged with one count of criminal possession of a weapon as a violent felony and one count of felony reckless endangerment. He is expected to be extradited to New York.
In the early afternoon hours, members of the Neighborhood Recovery Unit arrested 22-year-old Keyben Lopez of Poughkeepsie. He was charged with one count of criminal possession of a weapon, a violent felony. Lopez was later arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of bail.
A loaded handgun and other ballistic evidence had been previously recovered.
The investigation into the incident remains active and was furthered by the cooperation of the community.
Anyone who has additional information regarding this case or other criminal actions in the City of Poughkeepsie is encouraged to call the department tip line at 845-451-7577.
Participating in the investigation and arrests of the men were the City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit and Detective Bureau supported by Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT, FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force and United States Marshals Service.
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