A typically quiet Saturday night at the Monticello Housing Authority complex turned chaotic when a large disturbance on Evergreen Drive drew an estimated crowd of 150 to 200 people and triggered a multi-agency law-enforcement response. By the time things calmed down, two men were wounded and one had been rushed to a local hospital.
What police say
According to Daily Voice, the Monticello Police Department said officers were called to the Evergreen Drive housing complex at about 10:50 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 32-year-old man with a severe cut to his head and learned that a 51-year-old man was already being treated at Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills' Harris campus for a gunshot wound to his right foot.
Police told the outlet that both men refused to cooperate with investigators as officers worked to clear the scene.
Where the scene was and where victims went
Public-housing records list the Evergreen Drive complex at 76 Evergreen Drive in Monticello, which is the address for the Monticello Housing Authority's Evergreen Drive site. According to AffordableHousingOnline, that is the location officially associated with the authority.
Garnet Health identifies its Harris campus as Sullivan County's emergency facility, which police said is where the 51-year-old victim was taken for treatment of his foot wound.
Police ask for tips
Detectives are now trying to piece together what happened in front of such a large crowd, but say the key witnesses are keeping quiet. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Village of Monticello Police Department in confidence at (845) 794-4422, according to MapQuest. The department's public listing places the station at 2 Pleasant Street in Monticello.
Investigation underway
According to Daily Voice, the scene was eventually cleared with help from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police, and no arrests had been announced as investigators continued processing the area.
The New York State Police have a history of assisting local departments in Sullivan County, as noted in a Troop F press release from the New York State Police, and investigators say they will keep following leads as they come in.
