DeWitt police have arrested four people — three of them teenagers — as suspects in the reported home invasion robbery and shots fired incident that occurred Nov. 24 at a residence on Hartwell Avenue in East Syracuse.
Two of the suspects live in Syracuse and tow live in Williamstown, N.Y.; all four received multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for assault, robbery, burglary, grand larceny, conspiracy and possession of firearms.
The original incident, that occurred around 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, was reported that two white males had entered a residence on Hartwell Avenue, displayed a handgun and stole property. While fleeing the residence, one of the subjects discharged the handgun and struck the 21-year-old male resident of the house twice with a small caliber projectile. The male victim was transported to a local hospital where he underwent surgery and is in stable condition.
According to police, the subsequent investigation determined that the suspects entered the victim’s apartment and removed several electronic items prior to being interrupted by the victim, who had been sleeping upstairs. The victim was shot twice, in his upper torso by one of the suspects with a .22 caliber handgun after he confronted them.
Less than one week after the incident occurred, on Thursday, Nov. 30, DeWitt police arrested two teens, identified as Paul Jackson, 16, of Lakeview Ave in Syracuse, and Albert Montanez, 17, of Richmond Ave in Syracuse, in connection with the case. Both teens were charged with assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Both were arraigned in the Village of East Syracuse Court. Each was held on $250,000 cash or $500,000 bond.
Further investigation by the DeWitt Police Department resulted in the arrest on Friday, Dec. 1, of two more suspects from the above robbery and shooting incident. According to police, investigation revealed that both of these suspects actively participated in the robbery and were aware that at least one of their co-conspirators was armed with a firearm when they agreed to participate.
The suspects, identified as Nathan Smith, 16, of 5651 Van Lare Road, Williamson, and Brianna McCallops, 20, of the same address, both were charged with assault in the first degree, robbery in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, criminal use of a firearm in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Smith and McCallops both were arraigned in the Village of East Syracuse Court. Each was held on $100,000 cash or bond.
