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ATF, Capital Region Crime Stoppers Offer Up To $5,000 For Information In Albany Shots Fired Incident

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information in the shooting Thursday that left a three-year-old boy injured in Albany…

Capital Region Crime Stoppers has partnered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offering cash for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for that shots fired incident Thursday afternoon in which a three-year-old boy asleep in a daycare in the area of 3rd Avneue and Teunis Street was hit by a stray bullet.  The child suffered a fractured arm.

The investigation is being conducted jointly by the ATF and City of Albany Police Department.

Anyone with information about the shooting incident should contact the Capital Region Crime Stoppers program at 1-(833) ALB-TIPS (833-252-8477), online at www.capitalregioncrimestoppers.com or by downloading the free P3 Tips mobile.

  • All tips to Capital Region Crime Stoppers are strictly confidential.
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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