Matthew DeGroat

Death by Force

Matthew DeGroat, 11, a Black male from Newburgh, was found shot to death inside his family’s home at 184 North Miller Street on the morning of October 9, 2025. Police and first responders arrived around 8:17 a.m. and recovered a handgun believed to be used in the shooting. As a precaution, schools in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District went into lockdown that morning before reopening later in the day. Early confusion over whether the wound was self-inflicted was later set aside as inves ...Read More

News 12 - Default: 'He will never be forgotten': Family of Newburgh boy killed in shooting releases statement exclusively to News 12

New York Post: 11-year-old Newburgh victim was shot in apparent act of retaliation: source

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