Four suspects were arrested following an early morning incident that led to gunfire on the University at Albany’s uptown campus early Tuesday.
Campus police say four young men who were not UAlbany students had been banned from campus earlier in the night when a campus police officer went to them to leave just before 1 a.m..
The officer, who was not identified, was then struck by their vehicle.
Authorities say the officer shot at the vehicle as it fled. The suspects were arrested a short time later near Albany Medical Center Hospital.
The officer, a 12-year veteran of the force, was not seriously injured. No one was shot.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 19-year-old Albany resident Anthony Taylor. He faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
Two other occupants were charged with misdemeanor offenses. A third was not charged, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Campus police Chief Paul Burlingame said it’s thought to be the first time a UPD officer fired their weapon in the line of duty. He said there was never a danger to the wider campus community.
An investigation is ongoing.