Shooting At Washington Ave and Depuyster Ave Early Evening of November 22

The intersection of Washington Ave and Depuyster Ave, the location of the alleged shooting in Beacon on November 22, 2023 at 6:30pm.

Days after an alleged shooting at or near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Depuyster Avenue, which is near the mountain, the City of Beacon Police Department issued a Press Release with some details:

“On November 20, 2023 at approximately 6:30pm the Beacon Police Department responded to the area of Washington Avenue and Depuyster Avenue for a report of gunshots. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene which the Detective Division began processing. A short time later, a local hospital received a male victim with non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was treated and later released. The department is continuing to investigate and due to the nature of the incident further details are not being released at this time. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that would further the investigation is encouraged to contact the Beacon Police Department Detective Division by calling 845-831-4111.”

Locals listening to the police scanner say that the people involved in the shooting used cars, versus if they had walked there. This area is relatively far from downtown Beacon or the I-84. It is not clear how or why the hospital receiving a male victim with a gunshot wound was connected to this shooting.

Some locals in the area have indicated that they did not see an ambulance, so the victim may have been dropped off at the hospital or taken themselves. It is also not stated which hospital. Sometimes these Press Releases do sometimes include the name of the hospital.

Some locals arriving home after work said they encountered the road being blocked off while the police investigated the crime scene.

In the last Press Release issued by the City of Beacon Police with the attempted entry, they indicated who the person they arrested was. In the Press Release before that for the shooting at Bank Street and Tompkins Avenue, the police did not make any indications on who the shooter was.

Pictured above is the intersection of Washington Avenue and Depuyster Avenue.

16-Year-Old Wounded By Gunshot At Tompkins Avenue and Bank Street On November 10th

According to a Press Release from the City of Beacon Police Department, a 16-year-old male was shot near the intersection of Tompkins Avenue and Bank Street. This is a neighborhood of ranch-style houses with Victorian houses. This intersection is at the entrance of Tompkins Terrace affordable housing apartment community, and the soon-to-be-completed Edgewater.

This area is known for its bucolic setting, and gun shootings, with at least one resulting in an unsolved murder a few years ago. A more recent incident happened in May 2023, which prompted a resident of the apartment complex, LaStar Gorton, to run for City Council Ward 1. Despite her efforts, LaStar was unable to get onto the ballot after she encountered a series of strange events from Dutchess County Board of Elections and the Chair of the Beacon Democrats.

The Beacon Police Department is seeking information about the shooting. Their Press Release is below:

“On November 10, 2023, at approximately 6pm, the Beacon Police Department received multiple calls for gunshots in the area of Tompkins Avenue and Bank Street near the Tompkins Terrace Apartments. Upon arrival, at the start of the investigation, officers located a crime scene and 16-year-old male victim with a superficial gunshot would to his arm. The victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. The department is continuing to investigate and due to the nature of the incident further details are not being released at this time. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that would further the investigation is encouraged to contact the Beacon Police Detective Division by calling 845-831-4111.”