Stony Point police say two suspects
are in custody in connection to a
violent home invasion in West Haverstraw Tuesday morning.
Chopper 12 was overhead after the suspects
crashed their SUV into a shed on Gilmore Drive in Stony Point, after
authorities say they pistol whipped a man and injured two young children.
Police say the victims were trying to get
away in a Dodge pickup truck when they were shot at outside of an apartment
complex on Hasbrouck Drive in West Haverstraw. Bullet holes from the incident
were present on the windshield.
Authorities say the incident began as an
armed home invasion inside one of the apartments and spilled outside. They say
the victims were not hit by gunfire but that the man had visible injuries to
his face and torso and the children had minor cuts and scrapes.
Authorities say the man injured was taken to
Nyack Hospital and is expected to be OK. News 12 was told that the children
were treated at the scene and released to a family member.
Police say the men took off in the SUV and
led them on a chase, crashing in Stony Point and taking off into a wooded area
on foot. Aviation and K-9 units were dispatched but authorities say the
suspects got away at first.
Stony Point police say they then took two
suspects into custody after 5 p.m. Tuesday. On their
Facebook
page, they said, "Thanks to our eagle-eyed residents!"