ELLENVILLE – State Police have made an arrest in the September 8 shooting of a 46-year-old man in Ellenville on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said Russell Long allegedly shot the victim, a resident of Jamaica, NY while in a populated suburban area.
Troopers arrested him on September 9 and charged him with assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon, all as felonies
He was arraigned and remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail.
The shooting occurred minutes before 3:30 p.m. at 15 Spring Street in the Village of Ellenville. The victim sustained several gunshot wounds to his lower extremities and was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
State Police were assisted at the scene by Ellenville Police, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office and the county District Attorney’s Office.
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