Above: A screenshot from GoogleMaps showing the location of the Home nightclub at 3353 Route 9W in Highland, in the Ulster County town of Lloyd. The nightclub recently changed its name, and was formerly known as the Primetime.
A shooting at a nightclub on Route 9W in Highland around 4 a.m. Saturday morning left several people injured, including one suspect who was shot by police after fleeing the scene.
Details are still emerging about the incident, but according to a news release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, a shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Home nightclub around 4 a.m., injuring two people who were taken to St. Francis Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
New York State, Ulster County and Town of Lloyd police responded to the scene, and followed a 2014 Nissan Altima believed to contain suspects in the shooting. According to Ulster County police, the car's occupants resisted:
Upon stopping the Nissan, members of the Ulster County Sheriff's Department and Lloyd Police encountered resistance and the driver of the Nissan was struck by police gunfire and sustained a non-life threatening injury.
Two officers were also taken to St. Francis for minor injuries. The release does not say how they were sustained, or which officers were hurt.
Police recovered two illegal handguns from the Nissan, and arrested its four occupants. They also arrested two suspects who fled the area on foot, one of whom was also carrying an illegal handgun.
Route 9W was closed for the investigation, and remains closed while state police forensics investigators examine the scenes.
A press conference about the incident was held at 10:30 a.m. at the Lloyd Police Department. The Watershed Post was unable to attend, but we will link to news reports with more information as they emerge.
Police ask that anyone with additional information should contact the state troopers at the Highland Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-691-2922, or the tips lines at the Lloyd Police Department at 845-691-7407.
Update, 11:55 a.m.: Route 9W has been reopened.
The Poughkeepsie Journal has live tweets from the press conference (embedded below):
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