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Man killed, another hurt in 4th recent home invasion incident in Schenectady
By PAUL NELSON and MICHAEL GOODWIN, Staff writer
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/st...tegory=SCHENECTADY&BCCode=&newsdate=1/20/2007
SCHENECTADY -- A man was killed Friday and his alleged accomplice wounded after they entered a city home at gunpoint and were shot by a resident, marking the fourth time in the past two months would-be victims have shot intruders, authorities said.
Someone at 421 Division St. let the armed men in after one of them flashed a handgun from the outside, police said.
A shot rang out, prompting a relative in an upstairs apartment to descend downstairs toting a rifle, authorities said.
The gunman shot one of the two intruders, killing him, and hit the other person in the left hand, police said. Investigators swarmed to the scene of the city's first homicide of the year after receiving a call at 3:39 p.m. Friday.
Less than 90 minutes later and 15 miles away, a wounded man showed up in the emergency room of St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, seeking treatment for facial and hand injuries, including a missing thumb.
Troy Police Sgt. John Cooney said the man, who claimed he had been involved in a motor vehicle accident, had glass and wood embedded in his face. Hospital staff contacted police. Under questioning by detectives, the injured man admitted to police he was involved in the Schenectady shooting, Cooney said. Around 7 p.m., the investigation was turned over to Schenectady detectives -- their fourth home invasion incident involving gunfire since early December.
"It's not happening in one part of the city where we can sit and wait for it to happen," said Officer Kevin Green, a city police spokesman. "You never know when it's going to happen."
He said the wounded man was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital and flown by helicopter to a Westchester County hospital.
Additionally, Troy Police put out a lookout for a 2007 Chevy Tahoe in connection with the shooting.
The driver of the vehicle turned himself in and was being questioned by investigators in Schenectady Friday night, Cooney said.
Investigators were talking to four people inside 421 Division St., where neighbors stood on their porches and front lawns as Schenectady and State Police and plain clothes officers milled outside the residence.
The glass panel of the front storm window was shattered, with glass scattered on the front porch under a hanging Christmas ornament that read "Seasons Greetings."
A man who lives down the street said he heard gunshots and hurried downstairs to see a man with a cell phone running down the street toward Bradley Boulevard, behind an older model gray Chrysler Sebring coupe. The car made it to the intersection of Bradley Boulevard and Division Street before police stopped it, he said.
The car remained at the intersection for a time before being removed.
The resident and several neighbors, all of whom declined to give their names, said people were constantly going and coming from the home, many of them in luxury vehicles and SUVs.
The incident was the fourth time since early December that alleged intruders in Schenectady were shot.
Two alleged burglars were shot inside a Prospect Street home on Jan 10. Police have said they were among four Brooklyn men seeking revenge for a slashing in Albany last month. One of the men was critically injured.
And earlier this week, a homeowner armed with a rifle shot an intruder who police say entered his Park Avenue home with a stun gun, authorities said.
And in December, Harry T. Glenn fatally shot one man and wounded another person who police say hatched a plan to rob him of drugs and money from his first-floor apartment at 1060 Raymond Street. He fled and was collared about a month later by federal marshals in Massachusetts.
Glenn, who is being held at Schenectady County Jail, faces second-degree murder charges. Authorities say he used a .45-caliber handgun to shoot Richard DeGroat, 39, in the head and Bertram Payne, 20, in the hand.
Nelson can be reached at 454-5347 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Man killed, another hurt in 4th recent home invasion incident in Schenectady
By PAUL NELSON and MICHAEL GOODWIN, Staff writer
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/st...tegory=SCHENECTADY&BCCode=&newsdate=1/20/2007
SCHENECTADY -- A man was killed Friday and his alleged accomplice wounded after they entered a city home at gunpoint and were shot by a resident, marking the fourth time in the past two months would-be victims have shot intruders, authorities said.
Someone at 421 Division St. let the armed men in after one of them flashed a handgun from the outside, police said.
A shot rang out, prompting a relative in an upstairs apartment to descend downstairs toting a rifle, authorities said.
The gunman shot one of the two intruders, killing him, and hit the other person in the left hand, police said. Investigators swarmed to the scene of the city's first homicide of the year after receiving a call at 3:39 p.m. Friday.
Less than 90 minutes later and 15 miles away, a wounded man showed up in the emergency room of St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, seeking treatment for facial and hand injuries, including a missing thumb.
Troy Police Sgt. John Cooney said the man, who claimed he had been involved in a motor vehicle accident, had glass and wood embedded in his face. Hospital staff contacted police. Under questioning by detectives, the injured man admitted to police he was involved in the Schenectady shooting, Cooney said. Around 7 p.m., the investigation was turned over to Schenectady detectives -- their fourth home invasion incident involving gunfire since early December.
"It's not happening in one part of the city where we can sit and wait for it to happen," said Officer Kevin Green, a city police spokesman. "You never know when it's going to happen."
He said the wounded man was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital and flown by helicopter to a Westchester County hospital.
Additionally, Troy Police put out a lookout for a 2007 Chevy Tahoe in connection with the shooting.
The driver of the vehicle turned himself in and was being questioned by investigators in Schenectady Friday night, Cooney said.
Investigators were talking to four people inside 421 Division St., where neighbors stood on their porches and front lawns as Schenectady and State Police and plain clothes officers milled outside the residence.
The glass panel of the front storm window was shattered, with glass scattered on the front porch under a hanging Christmas ornament that read "Seasons Greetings."
A man who lives down the street said he heard gunshots and hurried downstairs to see a man with a cell phone running down the street toward Bradley Boulevard, behind an older model gray Chrysler Sebring coupe. The car made it to the intersection of Bradley Boulevard and Division Street before police stopped it, he said.
The car remained at the intersection for a time before being removed.
The resident and several neighbors, all of whom declined to give their names, said people were constantly going and coming from the home, many of them in luxury vehicles and SUVs.
The incident was the fourth time since early December that alleged intruders in Schenectady were shot.
Two alleged burglars were shot inside a Prospect Street home on Jan 10. Police have said they were among four Brooklyn men seeking revenge for a slashing in Albany last month. One of the men was critically injured.
And earlier this week, a homeowner armed with a rifle shot an intruder who police say entered his Park Avenue home with a stun gun, authorities said.
And in December, Harry T. Glenn fatally shot one man and wounded another person who police say hatched a plan to rob him of drugs and money from his first-floor apartment at 1060 Raymond Street. He fled and was collared about a month later by federal marshals in Massachusetts.
Glenn, who is being held at Schenectady County Jail, faces second-degree murder charges. Authorities say he used a .45-caliber handgun to shoot Richard DeGroat, 39, in the head and Bertram Payne, 20, in the hand.
Nelson can be reached at 454-5347 or by e-mail at [email protected].
