A man was found bleeding from the back of his head outside a deli on Harrison Street in New Rochelle late Sunday night, after police responded to multiple calls reporting gunfire in the area. He was conscious when officers arrived, and he's now listed in stable condition with injuries that police describe as non-life-threatening. No arrests have been made, and investigators are still trying to piece together what happened.
According to Talk of the Sound, officers responded at approximately 10:46 p.m. on October 4 to multiple calls reporting gunfire near 2 Harrison Street. When they arrived, they found an adult male lying in front of the deli at that location, bleeding from the back of his head but still conscious. Emergency medical personnel treated him at the scene before rushing him to a local hospital.
As Daily Voice reported, New Rochelle police say the shooting occurred late Sunday night near 2 Harrison Street, matching the roughly 10:46 p.m. timeframe given by officers. The outlet also notes that police have not released the victim's name, and no arrests had been made as of their report.
Witness Describes Two Men Fleeing Toward Cedar Street
Police said an anonymous individual reported seeing two men dressed in all black running toward Cedar Street shortly after the shooting, per the same account from Talk of the Sound.
Police were withholding the wounded man's name as the investigation continued, and the department has not released any additional information about what led up to the gunfire or what weapon may have been used. The case is being handled as an open investigation, with detectives still working to establish a motive or sequence of events.
Police Ask Public for Tips
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Diaz of the New Rochelle Police Department's General Investigations Unit at 914-654-2270, or the department's non-emergency line at 914-654-2300. As Patch noted, the shooting remains part of an ongoing investigation as of Monday, with no further updates on a possible arrest.
The shooting adds to a string of gun violence that has rattled New Rochelle neighborhoods in recent memory. In a separate and unrelated case, a Mount Vernon man was accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old David Smith at the Heritage Homes housing complex off Brook Street, according to a report from News 12. That case is not connected to Sunday night's shooting on Harrison Street, but it underscores the gun violence concerns investigators continue to grapple with across the city.
For now, the Harrison Street shooting remains unsolved, with police relying on the public for tips as they work to identify who opened fire and why. The victim's condition has stabilized, but key questions — including the identity of the shooter or shooters and any motive — remain unanswered.
