Ellenville Police Department
New York state authorities are currently searching for 42-year-old Joshua Stuart, who is suspected of opening fire at Ellenville Regional Hospital in Ellenville, New York.
The shooting happened on Friday, September 28, around 1 a.m. EST and no injuries were reported during the shooting. Furthermore, the Ellenville Regional Hospital said that the shooting occurred in the emergency room and involved a patient.
According to a Facebook post from the New York State Police, Stuart fled the hospital in a white Dodge Ram 1500. Later, Stuart’s Dodge Ram 1500 was found by Department of Environmental Protection Police officers in Napanoch, New York.
Authorities said that when Department of Environmental Protection Police officers confronted the male person near the car, the man — presumably Stuart — open-fired on them with a semiautomatic weapon before running into the nearby woods.
via Facebook:
The New York State Police is investigating a shooting that occurred at the Ellenville Regional Hospital on September 28, 2018 at approximately 1:00 a.m. No one was injured in this incident. The suspect is Joshua Stuart, age 42. Joshua Stuart is 5 feet 8 inches and approximately 155 pounds. He was last seen wearing jeans white sneakers, a hospital gown and a black coat with white stripes. Joshua Stuart fled the scene after the shooting in a white Dodge Ram 1500.
Stuart’s vehicle was later discovered by Department of Environmental Protection Police (DEP) in the vicinity of Cutler and Lundy Rd in Napanoch, NY DEP Police confronted a male subject near the vehicle and the male subject discharged 4 to 5 shots from an unknown type semiautomatic pistol at police. The male subject fled into the woods.
Joshua Stuart is believed to be in possession of a semi-automatic pistol and extremely dangerous. If anyone sees an individual matching Joshua Stuart’s description, they are asked to contact State Police Middletown at 845-344-5300.
At the time of this writing, police believe Stuart was last seen in Sunset Park or Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York, and urge anyone with information about Stuart or his whereabouts to contact authorities immediately.
Authorities say that Stuart — who is described as being 5’8″ tall and about 155 pounds and was last seen wearing jeans, white sneakers, a hospital gown and a black coat with white stripes — is in “possession of a semi-automatic pistol and extremely dangerous.”
Police say anyone with information should contact 911 or State Police Middletown at (845) 344-5300.