2 Brooklyn Men Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder

NEWBURGH, NY — Two Brooklyn men were accused of killing one man and injuring another in the city of Newburgh.

Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said Friday that Dwayne Hines, 39, and Romaine McRae, 39, both from Brooklyn, were arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder, felonies.

They were arraigned Thursday in the Newburgh City Court and sent to the Orange County Jail without bail.

Evidence in the case was submitted to the Orange County grand jury that returned an indictment. The men are expected to appear in Orange County Court at a later day to be arraigned on the indictment, authorities said.

The arrests stem from an intensive and coordinated investigation into a double shooting that occurred on Lander Street in the city of Newburgh around 8:30 a.m. April 24.

Police said two men at the location were shot, leaving one man dead and the other paralyzed.

The investigation was led by the City of Newburgh Police Department Detective Bureau which worked with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the New York State Police, the New York City Police Department and the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center.

The pair was taken into custody without incident Tuesday in Brooklyn by the City of Newburgh Detective Bureau working with Orange County District Attorney’s Office Investigators.

Hoovler said the senseless, calculated and ultimately tragic action of the two men shattered the lives of the victims and peace of our community.

He said it was the dedicated and tireless efforts of the police detective bureau, working with his office, that led to the arrest of the two men.

“Ultimately, it is the commitment to the identification, collection and analysis of digital forensic evidence that broke this case open,” Hoovler said.