05-07-2025
2 people shot at post-July 4 disturbance in City of Elmira: Police
Two people were shot in the City of Elmira during a large public disturbance in the early morning hours July 5, the Elmira Police Department said.
Officers arrived in the area of Broadway Avenue and Mount Zoar Street shortly after 1 a.m. following a report of a large disturbance, with a crowd of over 100 people reportedly gathered in the streets. Officers were told a firearm was involved in the disturbance, and police found a group of people in the intersection tending to a man in the road, suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Other officers arriving at the scene observed a black truck leave the area at a high rate of speed, police said. Elmira officers followed the vehicle to the Arnot Ogden Medical Center, where they discovered that the male driver had also suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh.
According to the initial investigation, the man found on the ground at the scene was the intended target of the shooting, and the other man was a bystander struck by a stray bullet, police said.
Both men are currently being treated at the hospital.
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The incident remains under investigation and anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Elmira Police Department at 607-737-5626 or the Tip Line at 607-271-HALT.
The Elmira Police Department was assisted by the Chemung County Sheriff's Office, Elmira Heights Police Department, West Elmira Police Department, Horseheads Police Department, New York State Police, Elmira Fire Department, and Erway's Ambulance.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: 2 people shot at post-July 4 disturbance in City of Elmira: Police
