In the quiet city of Newburgh, New York, a young life was tragically cut short on the morning of October 9, 2025. Matthew DeGroat, an 11-year-old boy, was fatally shot inside his family's home on North Miller Street. The incident, which occurred around 8:17 a.m., prompted a swift response from local law enforcement, who discovered the young boy and recovered a handgun at the scene. Initially, there was some uncertainty about the nature of the wound, but investigators quickly determined that it w
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