ARRAIGNMENT AT ten P.Chiliad. – Unthinkable human action claims life of female parent of five outside Garnerville 7-xi

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Still from WABC-vii News: Local police retrieving stroller from site of heinous vehicular homicide

A mother of five was killed when a man plowed his motorcar into her family exterior the 7-11 on Central Highway in Garnerville.

The perpetrator'southward name is reported by WABC News to be Jason Mendez, a 35-year-former Washingtonville, NY resident with roots in Rockland County and Texas.

Seven others were injured and hospitalized, including a 35-yr-quondam male and three juveniles who were taken to Westchester Medical Center, Haverstraw PD told the media at a vii p.m. press briefing. Their injuries are considered serious merely not life threatening.

Police said Mendez volition face up 2d caste murder and seven counts of attempted murder. The confirmed identity of the perpetrator and possible further charges will be revealed at a 10 p.m. arraignment.

A background check on Mendez shows he had faced accusations of violence in the past. In 2012 he was arrested in Texas for assaulting a public officeholder and in 2014 he was charged with domestic violence, charges that were dropped when his wife refused to testify.

A shut relative of the victims told the Rockland County Times that the perpetrator was a consummate stranger to his family.

A store employee told WABC-7 Eyewitness News that the dispute started when the father of the family unit asked the declared assailant to put out his cigarette. Witnesses said the assailant became enraged and plowed his car not in one case, merely twice into the family, driving the vehicle into the window of the vii-11.

WABC reported that the vehicle was a white Infiniti with Texas plates. The identities of the victims and declared perpetrator had not been revealed as of 7 p.m. Midweek. People from the north Rockland community and surrounding region expressed revulsion at the cold-blooded human action.

UPDATE – Haverstraw law released the following statement at 8:30 p.thousand. "On today's engagement at approximately 1:fifty p.thou., a male subject intentionally drove his vehicle into a family that was continuing in forepart of the vii-xi store located on North. Key Highway in Garnerville. The male person doubtable had a exact altercation with a member of the family unit moments earlier. The doubtable then proceeded to enter his vehicle, which was parked in the 7-11 parking lot, and collection the vehicle forrard striking eight family members. The suspect then reversed the vehicle and drove forward again, striking the family unit members for a second time.

"The eight family unit members consisted of a 35 twelvemonth old male every bit well as a 32 year old female person and 6 juvenile children. The eight members of the family unit were all transported to a local hospital. Tragically, the 32 year old female person victim succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. The 35 yr old male victim was transported forth with three of the juvenile children to a Westchester Medical Facility for serious but non life threatening injuries. The remaining children were existence treated at the local infirmary for their injuries.

"The suspect, age 35, was confronted at the scene past responding law officers. The suspect was brandishing a pocketknife and failed to comply with the responding officers exact commands to drib the knife. The suspect was subsequently tased, subdued, and taken into custody without further incident. The law section's investigation has led to the charge of murder in the second caste (ane count) and attempted murder in the second caste (seven counts) being filed against the doubtable.

"The investigation is still ongoing and it is predictable that several boosted charges will be filed. The names of all involved parties are being withheld at this time due to the ongoing investigation. The Town of Haverstraw Police force Department would like to thank the responding police agencies that assisted in this tragic incident and investigation including the Stony Point Police Department, Rockland County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police.

"Additionally, the Town of Haverstraw Police Section would similar to thank the Haverstraw Ambulance Corps, Rockland Mobile Intendance, and the various other EMS agencies and personnel who responded to assistance in the intendance for the victims of this tragic incident."

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