'Shot Spotter' Alert Leads To 15-Year-Old With Gun: Police

CITY OF NEWBURGH, NY — A high-tech tool against gun violence helped take a gun off the the streets and led to the arrest of a teenager.

On Monday, around 6:47 p.m., City of Newburgh police responded to a Shot Spotter activation on Lander Street.

At the scene, City of Newburgh investigators said that several suspects fled into a Johnston Street residential building.

Police established a perimeter and found the suspects during a sweep of the home. The suspects were taken to the City of Newburgh Police Department, and a search warrant was executed at 138 Johnston Street for additional evidence.

After an investigation, a 15-year-old City of Newburgh resident was charged with felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and felony first-degree reckless endangerment.

The incident is being investigated by the City of Newburgh Detective Division and the Non-Fatal Shooting Task Force, which is a collaboration between the City of Newburgh Detective Division, Orange County District Attorney's Office investigators, the Orange County Sheriff's Office Investigator, and the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center.

Anyone with information about this incident is being asked to contact the City of Newburgh Detective Division at 845-569-7519. All calls may remain confidential, according to police.