Victim, suspect ID’d in shooting just outside Sylvan Beach, police say
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Nicholas Damanski, 35, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, police said. He is accused of shooting a 42-year-old man in his house near Sylvan Beach.
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Nicholas C. Damanski was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree assault, police said.
Todd A. Estes, 42, who lives in the house, was shot in the upper torso and is in stable condition, according to police.
It’s unclear how the gun went off, according to New York State Police spokesman Jack Keller. The two men were arguing when one pulled out the weapon, Keller said.
Man shot at home just outside of Sylvan Beach; 2nd man in custody
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Vienna, N.Y. A 42-year-old man was shot during an argument Tuesday morning inside a home near Sylvan Beach, troopers said.
The accused assailant was arrested at the residence, said Trooper Jack Keller, a New York State Police spokesman. The attacker’s name and charges were not immediately available.
The shooting was reported at 7:09 a.m. at 7289 state Route 13, a home on the east side of Oneida Lake just outside of Sylvan Beach.
It’s unclear how the gun went off. The two men were arguing when one pulled out the weapon, Keller said.
Central NY parents charged after baby boy died co-sleeping with dad, police say
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Vernon, N.Y. The parents of a baby who died last fall while co-sleeping with his dad have been arrested for placing the child in danger earlier that day, police said.
Nicolas M. Evans, 23, and Alexia S. Davis, 20, both of Vernon, were arrested Wednesday and charged with endangering the welfare of their infant son, the New York State Police said in a news release. The pair admitted they had used drugs in the hours before their baby’s death, troopers said.
The 3-month-old baby boy suffocated to death on the day before Thanksgiving while sleeping in bed with his dad, said Trooper Jack Keller, state police spokesman.
Distracted East Syracuse teen drove off road, into creek in DeWitt, police say
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
DeWitt, N.Y. An East Syracuse teenager drove off Kirkville Road in DeWitt and into a creek this weekend because she was distracted, state police said.
Jazmyne A. Short, 17, was distracted inside the vehicle Sunday night when she veered off the road, struck an earth embankment and went into the creek, state police spokesman Trooper Jack Keller said. He did not elaborate on how she became distracted while driving.
The vehicle Short was driving became partially submerged in the creek, Keller said.
Someone nearby called 911 at 10:52 p.m. Sunday to report the crash. The 911 caller told dispatchers the driver was able to swim to shore, although the dispatcher described the creek as small and swampy.