In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 8, 2019, in the City of Newburgh, New York, a chaotic scene of violence erupted, leaving one young man dead and two others wounded. Cherod Gayle, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot amidst the turmoil. The incident began to unfold when the City of Newburgh Police Department received a notification from their ShotSpotter system alerting them to gunfire near 128 S. Robinson Avenue.
Upon their arrival, officers were met with a large crowd engaged in a physical altercation in a parking lot.
As law enforcement worked to control the melee, a second ShotSpotter notification directed them to 140 S. Clark Street. It was in the vicinity of Bridge Street and Carson Avenue that officers discovered Cherod Gayle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was quickly transported to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, but tragically, he was pronounced dead. In a related series of events, two other men, identified as 28-year-old Anthony Burden and 28-year-old Dejon Jones, both residents of Newburgh, arrived at the same hospital with gunshot wounds. Investigators determined that they had been shot at the South Robinson Avenue location and had left before the police arrived.
The investigation into the shootings was a collaborative effort involving the City of Newburgh Police Department, the New York State Police Major Crimes unit, and the Orange County District Attorney's Office. In the days following the incident, authorities appealed to the public for any information that could lead to the identification and apprehension of those responsible for the violence that claimed Cherod Gayle's life. Despite the active investigation, public online sources have not reported any arrests or the naming of any suspects in connection with his death.
The community mourned the loss of Gayle, who was remembered by his former high school basketball coach as a respected and competitive player. The senseless act of violence cut short the life of a young man and left a family grieving. While the investigations into the related shootings continued, the specific details regarding any suspects or motives in the death of Cherod Gayle have not been made publicly available in online reports.
