Town of Wallkill police investigate shooting outside gas station

Rachel Ettlinger
Times Herald-Record

TOWN OF WALLKILL - Town police are investigating an overnight shooting at a gas station that left a store clerk injured late Monday night. 

Gunshots were heard at around 11:50 p.m. Monday outside a Valero off East Main Street, police said. A 19-year-old Town of Wallkill resident, an employee of the gas station at 28 Carpenter Avenue, suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm and is listed in stable condition Garnet Medical Center in the town. 

The victim, who was not named by police, reported to police that he was shot while chasing a group of people who were suspected of taking things from the store without paying for them. 

Scene of shooting in the Town of Wallkill late Monday night.

Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman said the items taken were not of significant value, likely less than $1,000. He said police are searching for three suspects in the shooting and petty larceny. 

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call town police at 692-6757.

This is the second shooting in the area in three days.

A City of Middletown officer was shot and returned gunfire while investigating a domestic incident late Saturday night. Both the officer and the suspect were injured but are expected to recover. 

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