Just after midnight Sunday, Auburn Police responded to a second shooting while still working the fatal incident on Chapman Avenue.
Just before 1 a.m., officers were called to State and Perrine streets for reports of multiple gunshots. At least six rounds were fired, and two people were found injured. Both were taken to Upstate University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested 35-year-old Leon Shorter of Syracuse in connection with the shooting. He’s charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
If anyone has any further information relevant to this investigation, you are encouraged to contact the Auburn Police Department at 315.253.3231 or email [email protected] or Lead Detective N. Atkins at 315.255.4703 or email [email protected]. Callers are reminded that they can remain anonymous.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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