Just before 6:45pm on Thursday evening October 24th, 2024, a person was allegedly shot outside in Groveville, which is the community of brick row houses across from Trax on Fishkill Avenue, which some people also call Rte. 52.

City of Beacon Police officers speaking with residents in the Groveville apartment community.

The driveway into the community splits three ways at first. Crime scene tape cordoned off an area from the first house on the right, to a house straight ahead with Halloween cobwebs and a glowing green light on the porch.

Upon ALBB’s arrival to the scene after the shooting, police were seen interviewing people at the house with the green porch light. Police were also scanning the first house on the right with flashlights. One officer also checked around the row of trashcans, before interviewing neighbors.

According to neighbors, Groveville is normally quiet. This evening was particularly quiet, one neighbor said, given that there were around 15 police cars that drove into the complex after the shooting. Neighbors expressed gratitude that the police arrived so promptly. Neighbors did not recall hearing any sirens.

According to neighbors, shots were fired, possibly 5 at close range, and a body was taken from the ground into an ambulance to St. Lukes in Newburgh. It was believed by neighbors that the person who was shot was a young man in his 20s who has a child around the age of 1, and was visiting someone in the Groveville community, and that he did not live there. Neighbors heard that he was in surgery in the hospital as of 7:15pm.

At first, neighbors did not know who the victim was, or the shooter. They were quite surprised that the shooting happened at all. But then texts started coming in as to who the victim was, and what his condition was at the hospital. Neighbors did not see anyone taken away in handcuffs, or a shooter identified. That does not mean that a shooter wasn’t taken into custody, or that other information is known about them. So far, there is no confirmed information about the shooter.

One officer had a rifle in his hand but police officers did not seem to be actively looking for a shooter after the victim had been taken to the hospital. Most officers were calmly interviewing residents, or looking for objects on the ground.

A City of Beacon Police Officer shining his flashlight around the trash can area near where the shooting allegedly took place.

An officer with the City of Beacon Police could not comment to ALBB on if there was a person shot, or if that person was in the hospital, or if the shooter had been apprehended.

A Little Beacon Blog contacted Police Chief Thomas Figlia for comment and confirmation of events, but has not received response yet. Chief Figlia did arrive on the scene by approximately 7:15pm or so.

Most residents driving home from their days seemed visibly confused at the police activity, and were surprised that a shooting took place.

This is a developing story. The City of Beacon Police will most likely issue a Press Release. When and if that happens, ALBB will republish it.

UPDATE: At around 10:30pm, the Beacon Police issued this press release.