Posted: 2/13/2005 4:10:43 PM EDT
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Gunman Opens Fire at Upstate New York Mall By CARLA BARANAUCKAS Published: February 13, 2005 24-year-old man was in custody tonight at the Ulster Police Department after a gunman opened fire with an "assault-type rifle" this afternoon in the Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston, N.Y., law-enforcement officials said. State Police Capt. Wayne Olson said the gunman, believed to be acting alone, fired "a significant number" or rounds, hitting one person. Two people were being treated at local hospitals for injuries related to the shooting, Chief Paul Watzka of the Ulster Police Department said in a news conference this evening. One person suffered a leg wound, just above the knee, he said. The other sustained a hand injury, but apparently was not hit by gunfire. The mall was locked down after the shooting. "The mall is closed," Captain Olson said. "It's going to be cleared and it probably will not reopen until sometime tomorrow." Chief Watzka said the gunman entered the Best Buy store about 3 p.m. and opened fire as he walked through the store. "When he exited Best Buy into the corridor," the police chief said, "that's when he was apprehended by a couple of the employees at the mall." He was captured after apparently running out of ammunition. Authorities did not release the name of the man in custody or the names of the people who suffered injuries. Kingston is about 90 miles north of New York City. |
