PITTSTOWN, N.Y. â New York State Police confirmed an ongoing homicide investigation in Pittstown. During a late afternoon press brief at State Police Brunswick barracks in Troy, Rob Appleton, BCI Captain from Troop G, was flanked by Troop G Commander Major R. Christopher West and Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, for an update.
Appleton confirmed that an incident happened around 3:46 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9. A call came into Rensselaer County 9-1-1 for a home invasion in progress at 151 Jay Herrington Road in the Town of Pittstown also known as Buskirk.
According to Appleton, a preliminary investigation reveals that three subjects attempted to gain entry into the residence, waking the occupants. During the incident, Nathaniel M. Miller, 19, suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The suspects fled into a wooded area in an unknown direction.