Officers Shoot Man Who Appeared To Aim Gun At Them: Police

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A man was shot by police after apparently calling 911 on himself and then aiming a weapon at officers, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.

The City of Poughkeepse Police Department says that on Sunday, around 10:12 a.m., they received a 911 call from a person named Kevin Fitzpatrick, reporting a masked man with a gun outside of an apartment in Fallkill Commons, on Rose St., in the City of Poughkeepsie.

When patrol units arrived on the scene, they were confronted by a man fitting the description given by the caller. The man was armed with what appeared to be a handgun, cops said.

Police say after the suspect pointed what appeared to be a gun at officers and refused to comply with verbal commands, officers discharged their duty weapons at the suspect.

Officers secured the suspect and rendered aid, including the application of a tourniquet. They also report finding what appeared to be a second handgun in the suspect’s waistband.

In a bizarre twist, the suspect was identified as 41-year-old Kevin Fitzpatrick, of Fallkill Commons apartments — the man who called police in the first place.

An uninvolved bystander was also struck by gunfire in the arm, police said.

Both the bystander and Fitzpatrick were taken to area hospitals for treatment. While the bystander was treated and released, Fitzpatrick is listed in stable condition.

The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department was assisted by the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police and other surrounding agencies. In addition, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office and the New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations were notified and assisted.

Fitzpatrick will be charged with felony first degree reckless endangerment, felony tampering with physical evidence, and misdemeanor second degree menacing, police officials said.