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Two charged with armed robbery in Hopewell shooting
(Video by Action News Service for Mid-Hudson News)
EAST FISHKILL – State Police have charged two men on armed robbery charges stemming from the Sunday afternoon shooting of a man in the Acme supermarket parking lot in Hopewell Junction.
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The victim, a man in the late 20s, was shot in the leg and found by police sitting in his car at the Route 82 store.
Two suspects, who fled the parking lot, were apprehended a short time later by a Dutchess County Sheriff’s deputy as they fled in a car.
Devin Byers, 30, of Youngstown, Ohio was charged with armed robbery, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon, and criminal possession of marijuana, all as felonies.
Sean Peterson, 28, of Beacon, was charged with felony armed robbery.
A large quantity of marijuana and a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun were recovered.
The victim who suffered a single gunshot wound to the leg was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in stable condition. Both men were arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash bail or $150,000.
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