A 30-year-old Albany man is sitting in the Albany County Jail after police say they tracked him down nearly two months after a shooting that left another man with a bullet wound to the arm. Joshua Belland was arraigned Thursday afternoon on charges including attempted murder, following an investigation that stretched back to a September shooting near Livingston and McArdle avenues.
According to WRGB, Belland was charged with one count of attempted murder in the second degree, one count of attempted assault in the first degree, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. He was arraigned at Albany City Criminal Court and remanded to Albany County Jail.
Belland's arrest came the afternoon before his arraignment, when Albany police took him into custody at a residence on State Street near South Swan Street, the station reported. The report notes that police were assisted by the U.S. Marshals Task Force and New York State Police, and that detectives with the Albany Police Department's Criminal Investigation Unit had identified Belland as the suspect responsible for the shooting.
What Happened on Livingston Avenue
The shooting that led to the charges happened the afternoon of September 13, when officers responded around 2:35 p.m. near Livingston Avenue and McArdle Avenue for reports of gunfire, according to wnyt.com. Officers found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm, and he was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A separate account from news10.com describes police finding both a 22-year-old man and a 29-year-old man with injuries at the scene, determining that the 29-year-old had been shot while the 22-year-old was hurt falling as he ran away. Dailyvoice.com reported the day after the shooting that no suspect had been publicly identified or arrested at that point, leaving the case open for nearly two months before Thursday's arraignment.
A Block With a Prior Shooting
September's shooting was not the first time gunfire has erupted on that stretch of Livingston Avenue. In July 2025, five people were shot early on a Saturday morning around 1:10 a.m. on the 300 block of Livingston Avenue, according to wnyt.com's earlier reporting. All five victims in that incident were also taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
