Update (8:35 p.m.): Police have arrested an Ithaca man in connection with the shooting of a person during a dispute on North Plain Street on Saturday night.
Cpt. Jacob Young of the Ithaca Police Department announced that Eymel Deas, a 28-year-old man from Ithaca, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree of criminal possession of a weapon.
Deas was arraigned Sunday evening by City Court Judge Seth Peacock. Deas was remanded to the Tompkins County Jail on $150,000 cash/$150,000 bond. He has a court date in the city later this week.
Police are still asking for witnesses who have not spoken to police to contact the department.
Original story (11:00 a.m., Dec. 10):
ITHACA, N.Y.—One person was injured in a shooting that took place on North Plain Street Saturday night. The Ithaca Police Department said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two people who know each other.
The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North Plain Street, when police received several reports of gunfire, according to a release from IPD Sgt. Michael Meskill. When they arrived on the scene, police and EMS provided care to the victim, who had been shot in the upper body, according to Meskill.
A witness at the scene said the wounds had been to the victim’s chest. Police officers on the scene of the shooting Saturday night would not disclose further details.
The victim was then airlifted to a regional hospital for care. According to Meskill, he is listed in “stable, but serious condition.”
“Preliminary evidence shows that the victim and suspect were engaged in a verbal dispute before gunshots were fired and that the parties involved also knew each other,” Meskill wrote. Police are looking for an older model grey sedan that witnesses said was involved in the shooting.
Meskill said two other vehicles were hit by gunfire during the incident, but they were not involved and there were no additional injuries.
There were no suspect descriptions or details made available. Meskill said police are asking anyone with information to contact them, and those who wish to do so can remain anonymous.
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