Authorities say they’ve charged two New York City men with shooting an ex-inmate within minutes of his release from prison.
State police say they arrested Jerome Mack and Edgar Wilson, both 35, in Manhattan around 5 p.m. Thursday, about seven hours after a 33-year-old man was shot in the Orange County town of Mount Hope.
Police say the victim was shot about 15 minutes after being released from the nearby medium-security Otisville state prison, where he served a 15-year sentence for assault.
The New York City man managed to get to a nearby train station, where someone called 911. Police say he underwent surgery at Westchester Medical Center. His name and information on his condition haven’t been released.