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Ellenville shooting: Schools on lockdown as police respond to gunfire in upstate New York Ellenville shooting: Three killed after murder-suicide in upstate New York
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Police are responding to reports of a shooting in the New York village of Ellenville.Police are responding to reports of a shooting in the New York village of Ellenville.
Nearby schools were placed on lock down pending police activity, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Department. Three people were reported killed, and a fourth person was also injured, local police said during a press conference.
A police officer with the Ellenville Police Department confirmed that officials were responding to "a shooting", but declined to comment further on the evolving situation. The incident was being treated as a murder-suicide.
Nearby schools were placed on lock down pending police activity Thursday morning, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Department.
A police officer with the Ellenville Police Department had confirmed that officials were responding to "a shooting", but declined to comment further on the evolving situation.
The village, located less than 20 miles west of Poughkeepsie, is small, with a population of just over 4,000 people.The village, located less than 20 miles west of Poughkeepsie, is small, with a population of just over 4,000 people.
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